projetos
ATA/472/1996 ΓÇó Requirements for recognition as professionally qualified representative
ATA/472/1996Tribunal de Justiça / Câmara Administrativa28 de ago. de 1996Dismissed
A representative acting for an insured person submitted a request outside the Administrative Court's jurisdiction and did so in a way that showed no real command of the legal concepts used. The court held that such conduct does not justify recognition as a professionally qualified representative under Art. 9 para. 1 LPA. It emphasized the public interest in preventing unqualified persons from advertising professional legal services they are not able to provide.
Art. 9 al. 1 LPA; requirements for recognition as a professionally qualified representative: a person may be recognized only if he or she possesses the legal knowledge and practical ability necessary to act competently on behalf of others. Mere use of juridical terminology, if not accompanied by understanding of its meaning, does not suffice. Filing a request outside the competent court, coupled with inadmissible conclusions, may evidence insufficient qualifications. Recognition must also be denied in light of the public interest in preventing the public from being misled by persons who present themselves as capable of rendering professional services without actually being able to do so.
Descripteurs
PROCEDURE; MANDATAIRE PROFESSIONNELLEMENT QUALIFIE; ASSURANCE SOCIALE; ASSU
Normes
LPA.9 al.1
Résumé
Un représentant d'un assuré qui rédige une requête, pour laquelle le Tribunal administratif n'est pas compétent, dans une langue difficilement compréhensible, en utilisant de nombreuses expressions juridiques sans qu'il en comprenne le sens, et en prenant des conclusions irrecevables, ne dispose pas des connaissances lui permettant d'être considéré comme un MPQ. L'intérêt public commande d'éviter que des personnes physiques agissant sous leur propre nom ou par le biais de personnes morales qu'elles représentent abusent du public en prétendant offrir des services qu'elles sont incapables d'assumer.