Law of Notaries and Registries

Recommended Prerequisites

General Part of the Civil Code; The Law of Obligations / Land Law

Teaching Methods

Lectures and content analysis.

Evaluation: final written and oral exams (0- 20 grade system) on theoretical and practical subject matters.

In-class insightful participation is also taken into account for evaluation purposes.

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to: acquire theoretical knowledge on the different Notary systems, the Portuguese in particular, as well as the main systems of registration, chiefly the Portuguese land registry; be able to solve case studies relating to the Portuguese land registry, based on the aforementioned knowledge.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Notary

1.         Introduction

2.         Main systems of notary

3.         Notary activity in Portugal: a cursory historical reference

4.         The statute of Portuguese Notaries

5.         Nature of the notary function

6.         Execution of deeds

7.         Terms of authentication and recognition

8.         Nullities and revalidation of notary acts

9.         Some deeds that must be registered (mortgage; will; justification of rights; etc.;

 

Registry

I.          Land Registry

1.         Registry publicity

2.         Main systems of land registration

3.         The Portuguese land law registration system

4.         The process of justification of rights

5.         Provisional registration of acquisition versus the promissory contract with erga omnes efficacy

6.         Registry defects

7.         Rectification of registry

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

JARDIM, Mónica – Efeitos Substantivos do Registo Predial – Terceiros para Efeitos de Registo, Coimbra, Almedina, 2013

JARDIM, Mónica – Escritos de Direito Notarial e Registal, Coimbra, Almedina, 2015

JARDIM, Mónica - A Actual Problemática a propósito do Princípio da Consensualidade, Revista de Direito imobiliário, Jul/Dezembro 2016

JARDIM, Mónica - O efeito do registo das acções e respectivas sentenças que as julguem procedente, Revista de Direito imobiliário, Jan/Jun 2016

JARDIM, Mónica - O Registo Provisório de Aquisição, Revista de Direito Imobiliário, nº 61 - ano 29 - Jul/Dez de 2006

Mónica Jardim ― O sistema registal espanhol e os efeitos substantivos gerados pelo registro : a perspectiva de uma portuguesa, Revista de Direito Imobiliário, N. 75, JUL./SET. 2013

― O Sistema Registal Francês, Revista dos Tribunais – 100 Anos, Edições Especiai

Mónica Jardim ― Os efeitos jurídico-substantivos gerados pelo sistema registal alemão, Revista de Direito Imobiliário, N. 82. JAN/JUN 2017