New ranking of law firm brands in Iberia reveals that Uría Menéndez and PLMJ are the top brands in Spain and Portugal respectively.

There has been a shift in the Portuguese economy to alternative sources of funding, according to PLMJ partner André Figueiredo, who adds that banks are moving to deleverage their balance sheets.

On 13 April 2026, the Board of Directors of the Capital Markets Commission approved the new Chart of Accounts for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) and Collective Investment Undertakings (CIUs).

O Banco Nacional de Angola aprovou novas regras (Aviso do BNA n.º 14/22, de 5 de julho de 2022 - o "Aviso") que estabelecem que as operações de capital executadas por pessoas colectivas não estão, agora, sujeitas a aprovação prévia do BNA.

The new Notice establishes (i) the terms and conditions applicable to the this type of credit

The Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting ("CSRD") has been approved. This new Directive amends the Non-Financial Reporting Directive ("NFRD")...

The EU regulatory framework on substances of human origin is reflected in Directives 2002/98/EC for blood and 2004/23/EC for tissues and cells.

On 7 June 2018, the Portuguese Constitutional Court published a judgment1 that declared the unconstitutionality, with general mandatory force, of the rule ...

In May 2022, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Health Data Space ("EHDS").

On 6 March, Law 9/2026 was published in the Official Gazette, establishing new rules applicable to clinical trials of medicinal products for human use and implementing Regulation (EU) 536/2014 in Portugal.

Law 8/2023 of 9 June (the "Investment Law") has been published in the Official Gazette. This new law establishes the rules applicable to private investments...

The Transfer Pricing Regime (TPR) published by Decree No. 70/2017, of 6 December, which entered into force on 1 January of this year, established a set of rules that will govern relationships between related parties.

The Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting ("CSRD") has been approved. This new Directive amends the Non-Financial Reporting Directive ("NFRD"), which sets out rules...

A Lei n.º 73/2017, de 16 de agosto de 2017, que entra em vigor no próximo dia 1 de Outubro, vem reforçar o quadro legislativo para a prevenção da prática de assédio no trabalho

Decree-Law 115/2023 was published on 15 December to amend and reformulate the rules governing the Work Compensation Fund...

Under the current Portuguese law, the surviving spouse is the heir of the deceased spouse, except if they are legally or administratively separated.

À luz da lei atual portuguesa, o cônjuge sobrevivo é herdeiro do cônjuge falecido, salvo se estiver separado, judicial ou administrativamente, de pessoas e bens.

Decree-Law 66/2023 of 8 August ("DL 66/2023") was published on 8 August, and transposed into Portuguese jurisdiction several EU regulations on financial services...

CMVM (the Portuguese Securities Market Commission) Regulation 1/2023 on the information obligations of issuers and rules applicable to takeover bids ("Regulation 1/2023" or the "Regulation")...

On 23 October 2025, Decree-Law 112/2025 was published, introducing the fifteenth amendment to the Public Contracts Code (PCC), as well as to Law 30/2021 of 21 May, which had itself already been amended on several occasions.