Cassation Appeal
Lisa, S.A. files a substantive cassation appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the ruling that upheld dismissal of its accounting demand, arguing it held standing when it sued and the tribunal failed to rule on BDT's intervention.
- Issued on
- Oct 20 2025
- Issued by
- Lisa, S.A.
- Pages
- 7
Lisa, S.A. filed a cassation appeal on substantive grounds before the First Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, challenging the July 9, 2025 ruling by the First Superior Tribunal that upheld dismissal of its summary accounting proceeding against Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez. The appeal rests on two grounds: error of law in the evaluation of evidence, arguing that Lisa held full active standing when it filed suit in August 2021, and direct violation by omission of Article 612 of the Judicial Code for failing to rule on BDT Investments Inc.'s request to intervene as litisconsortium. The Supreme Court accepted the appeal for processing and set deadlines for party filings by on November 24, 2025.
Analysis
Grounds for Cassation
The appeal invokes two substantive grounds under Article 1169 of the Judicial Code.
First ground. Error of law in the evaluation of evidence. Lisa argues that the appellate tribunal incorrectly assessed of April 12, 2022, issued in the executive debt-collection proceeding , through which the Twelfth Circuit Civil Court approved the settlement and judicially recognized the Liquidation Agreement with assignment of rights between Lisa, S.A. and BDT Investments Inc. The core argument is chronological: Lisa filed its accounting demand on August 26, 2021, while the judicial recognition of the assignment did not occur until April 12, 2022. Therefore, at the time of filing, Lisa held full active standing.
Second ground. Direct violation of a substantive legal norm by omission. Lisa argues that despite full proof of the judicially approved Liquidation Agreement in the record, and despite the appellate ruling itself expressly acknowledging the existence of that agreement, the Tribunal failed to rule on the request for intervention as litisconsortium filed by BDT Investments Inc., which had been denied at first instance and formed part of the grounds raised on appeal.
Infringed Provisions
- Article 32 of the National Constitution (due process and effective judicial protection), violated by omission when the Tribunal failed to rule on BDT's intervention request, undermining the integrity of the proceeding and the proper joinder of parties
- Article 835 of the Judicial Code (authenticity of public documents), violated by omission in failing to properly assess despite it not having been challenged as false by the defendant and being acknowledged as full proof in the answer
- Article 612 of the Judicial Code (right of an assignee to intervene as litisconsortium of the assignor), violated by omission in failing to admit BDT's intervention as assignee of Lisa's litigation rights
"Siendo así, para la fecha en que LISA, S.A., interpuso su Demanda de Rendición de Cuentas, 26 de agosto de 2021 (fs. 4 a 8), ostentaba plena legitimidad activa para accionar su demanda de rendición de cuentas." (Page 3)
Relief Sought
- Admission of the formalized cassation appeal
- Reversal of the challenged July 9, 2025 ruling upon completion of procedural steps
Legal Basis
- Articles 1163 and 1164 of the Judicial Code — availability of cassation against rulings that extinguish the claim or preclude continuation of the proceeding
- Article 1169 of the Judicial Code — substantive grounds for cassation invoked
- Article 32 of the National Constitution — guarantee of due process and effective judicial protection
- Article 835 of the Judicial Code — presumption of authenticity for public documents not challenged as false
- Article 612 of the Judicial Code — right of an assignee of a litigated right to intervene as litisconsortium of the assignor
Signatories
- Lcda. María Luisa Villarreal Palacios, counsel for Lisa, S.A.
Documents
19| Document | Date |
|---|---|
| Sep 30 2022 | |
| Jan 5 2023 | |
| Jan 25 2023 | |
| Apr 11 2023 | |
| Jul 19 2023 | |
| Oct 4 2023 | |
| Jan 10 2024 | |
| Jun 21 2024 | |
| Aug 9 2024 | |
| Jan 10 2025 | |
| Feb 19 2025 | |
| Mar 13 2025 | |
| Apr 7 2025 | |
| Jul 9 2025 | |
| Jul 21 2025 | |
| Aug 21 2025 | |
| Sep 12 2025 | |
| Oct 20 2025 | |
| Nov 24 2025 |
