Following the declaration by the World Health Organization of a world health emergency due to the infection by SARS-CoV-2, the Portuguese Drug Agency (INFARMED) has published a set of exceptional measures ...

The Law-Decree 109-E/2021, enters into force on June 7 of 2022, and is addressed to companies, whether headquartered in Portugal or branches, with more than 50 employees.

In today's society, pets are already part of families – in Portugal it is estimated that 43% of families have pets, corresponding to 5.8 million domestic animals.

In the context of a global pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus, the emergence of new health technologies, such as new vaccines created from mRNA, is a structural component...

There is no specific threshold for review of mergers in the pharmaceutical sector, and the general thresholds are applicable

It is known that there is an increased demand for health services across the world. Global population growth, aging population and an increased pace of medical advances are some of the factors...

Ricardo Costa Macedo and Diana Mâncio da Costa, of Caiado Guerreiro, Sociedade de Advogados, discuss the needed reinvention of medical care and how it is redefining the relationship between...

The combined headcount of Portugal's leading law firms increased by five per cent in the last year, according to data collated by Iberian Lawyer.

With workflow increasing at law firms in Spain and Portugal, many are looking to increase the size of their teams in the coming year as the battle for the best candidates intensifies.

Often the services they offer are superior to the services offered by international firms and there is no loss of quality.

After a year marked by a return of the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on world mobility and the delays in immigration processes, 2022 presents itself as new, different, and expectant.

As public opposition to tax avoidance schemes hardens, companies' tax structures are coming under increasing scrutiny and could potentially lead to a public relations disaster that could damage their reputation.

While law firms report some growth litigation, the increase in arbitration has been much more dramatic.

In this context, some lawyers suggest that law firms could cease investing in their tax departments because of the potential liabilities or even go as far as to scrap them altogether.

Lisbon's law firms demonstrated impressive resilience during the crisis, but while the economic outlook is considerably brighter, managing partners must now guide their firms through unchartered waters.

In the early part of 2017, it was all going so well for M&A lawyers, with international investors competing to snap up the best assets in Iberia; but then came the crisis in Catalonia, which has left investors feeling nervous