Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal appeal was filed in time despite irregular notification of the AI decision to the claimant personally rather than to her chosen representative.
Decisão extraída
Yes. Because the claimant had elected domicile with a representative, the defective notification did not prevent the appeal period from running only once she had actual receipt; the appeal filed on 27 October 2010 was timely.
Fundamentação extraída
Under good-faith principles and Art. 38 PA, an irregular notification is not automatically null if it still achieves its purpose. Where an authority knows of a representative but serves the decision on the party directly, the party must act with diligence and consult the representative no later than the last day of the appeal period. On the established facts, the appeal was filed within time.