The departure of two of Portugal’s most prominent corporate lawyers from leading Lisbon law firms at the end of 2009 has prompted the creation of a significant new player in the Portuguese corporate legal market.
The Portuguese Stability and Development Plan (PEC) puts on the agenda the privatisation of state owned companies. The targets include companies within various sectors, such as energy, paper, transport, postal services, and companies likely to
As a result of international trends and a proclaimed aim to spare time and costs, as well as to reduce the number of lawsuits currently “congesting” the Administrative and Tax Courts, the Portuguese legislator has
Last summer, the European Commission revived proposals for a single European system of contract law, in a Green Paper that invited responses before the end of February 2011. Although business might be alarmed at having to
In an attempt to help reduce companies´ cash flow concerns, the Spanish Government has introduced new legislation reducing the standard payment terms in contractual relations to a maximum of 60 days.Despite the relative simplicity of
December 2010 saw the reform of the Spanish Penal Code introducing criminal liability for companies for the first time – this is a significant change in the basic principles of Spanish criminal law. Such changes may require
Los licenciados en Derecho en Europa continental probablemente tengan conocimientos jurídicos superiores a los de sus homólogos británicos o estadounidenses, pero su capacidad de aplicar dichos conocimientos en un entorno comercial es
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