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The Resolution approves the National Rail Plan and determines that Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. will carry out an evaluation of priority rail investments...

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS

APPROVAL OF THE NATIONAL RAIL PLAN

Resolution of the Council of Ministers 77/2025 of 16 April

The Resolution approves the National Rail Plan and determines that Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. will carry out an evaluation of priority rail investments, specifically:

Connection between Terras de Santa Maria and the Porto Metropolitan Area
Connection between the Western Zone and Lisbon
Cross-border connections between Bragança/Zamora, Aveiro/Salamanca and Faro/Huelva

CASE LAW

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS - CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY

Supreme Administrative Court Judgment of 15 May 2025 (Case no. 02836/10.5BEPRT)

The legislation governing public works contracts contains a general rule that the owner of the works is responsible for any defects in the specifications and execution plans (Article 378(1) of the Public Contracts Code. However, exceptions to this rule are permitted, and a mechanism has therefore been created that

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