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Chronicle: Ana Carolina Silva | Signing without reading: can a contract be annulled due to lack of knowledge of its clauses?

jornalacores9.pt28 August 2026 at 01:00

The chronicle by Ana Carolina Silva addresses a common legal question: what happens when someone signs a contract without reading it. The author notes that this situation is more frequent than one might think.

The central question raised is whether simple ignorance of a clause can lead to the annulment of a contract. The answer presented is that signing a contract should not be treated as a simple formality.

This is because, by signing, the person declares acceptance of the contract's content, which limits the possibility of later claiming they did not know its clauses. The chronicle is published in jornalacores9.pt.

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