The adoption of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive by the Portuguese Legal System
The Whistleblower Protection Directive was transposed into the Portuguese legal system by the Law 93/2021 published on December 2021.
The future of work in the post-pandemic: a legislative opportunity
The Portuguese Government presented “The Green Paper on the Future of Work” on March 31, 2021, putting it under discussion since then.
ANGOLA – Legal Reform
Angola begins the Judicial year with several reforms in law and justice. A new criminal and procedural code, a new legal diploma aimed at fighting corruption and impunity. This reform seeks to answer the lack of criminal justice, prevention and repression of crimes of a political and economic nature.
PORTUGAL – Decree Law 27/2021
A system of incentives for higher education institutions to cooperate with the Public Administration and enterprises and to support the diversification of the training and learning offer.Higher education institutions have the right and duty to participate in connecting activities with society, disseminating and developing more and better methods of transfer and socio-economic valorisation of scientific …
REAL STATE – Controversial Berlin rent law
Two years ago the Berlin Government approved a five-year freeze on housing rents in an attempt to curb property speculation. Now the German Constitutional Court has contested this law, considering the capital’s government incompetent to legislate on this matter.
DUBAI – The future lies in solar power
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) owns most of the infrastructure that holds the world’s tallest concentrated solar power tower, the world’s largest solar park, capable of converting the sun’s rays into about 1000 Megawatts per hour, which will correspond to 320,000 homes. This strategy needs investment, but this is the path Dubai is building for …
Companies trading virtual assets can now be domiciled in Dubai’s Free Zone
Dubai has been, over the past few years, orienting its policies in order to welcome and attract companies trading virtual assets, namely crypto assets.