Though the crisis has resulted in the need to cut legal spend, it represents an opportunity for in-house teams to develop their internal expertise, says João Canto e Castro
´Bad bank´ Sareb works with around 60 law firms and aims to make its outsourcing policy as fair and transparent as possible, says Oscar Garcia Maceiras
Senior lawyers moves – May/June 2014
Senior lawyers moves – July/August 2014
A new era has dawned in Portugal. Following a clean exit from the EU bailout, coupled and three consecutive quarters of GDP growth, a sense of optimism has returned to Lisbon.
Spain’s new restructuring and refinancing law helps big businesses but not the smaller companies that form the backbone of the country´s economy
Lawyers liability cases going to court have increased three-fold in the last decade, anecdotal evidence suggests, so what steps can lawyers take to reduce the risk of being sued?
Research also indicates significant numbers of lawyers are unhappy in their current roles and are seeking pay rises they are unlikely to receive
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Spain and Portugal continue to risk losing potential investment and supply chain contracts and could face criminal charges
Firms will continue to ´shed fee earners´ despite the early signs of an economic upturn following EU bailout and three consecutive quarters of growth
