The Legal 500

Legal Developments worldwide

• Labour & Employment

  1 What are the main statutes and regulations relating to employment? The main statutes relating to employment are the Portuguese Employment Code (approved by Law 7/2009 of 12 February 2009) and the Regulation of the Employment Code (Law 35/2004 of 29 July 2004) which is still in force notwithstanding the fact that parts have been revoked with the entry into force of the new Employment Code. Within the Employment Code, the vast majority of the rules are mandatory and, therefore, can only be modified by agreement of the parties and only if such amendment is intended to improve the position or rights of the employees.
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• Real Estate/ Property/ Infrastructure

  Norms for highway projects pact changed
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• Projects, Energy & Natural Resources

  Power
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• Litigation and Dispute Resolution

  Case Laws
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• Intellectual Property Rights

  Amendments in Information Technology Act, 2000 The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 has come into force from October 27, 2009. Some key amendments in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) are highlighted below:
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• Cross Border Investments & Transactions

   
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• Capital Markets/ Securities

  Amendments in (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997
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• Trade Laws and WTO Matters

  Certain important and recent legal developments in this area are set out below.
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• Taxation – Direct Taxes

  Income-tax (Dispute Resolution Panel) Rules, 2009
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• Indirect Taxes

  Goods and Service Tax
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