The unfolding global financial crisis is prompting governments to circumvent established competition or procedural rules leaving the potential for continuing administrative confusion, say Miguel Pena Machete and Claudio Monteiro of Serra Lopes Cortes Martins &
The increase in company disputes arising out of the declining economic situation across Iberia is placing further strains on Spain and Portugal’s domestic courts, say lawyers, and as a result now is the time
The rising demand for arbitration expertise in Brazil offers opportunities for Portuguese lawyers both inside and outside of the country, says José Miguel Judice, a founding partner of PLMJ in Lisbon.
As the number of company insolvencies in Spain continues to climb, emphasis is therefore being placed by creditors on ensuring that any agreements they enter into are capable of standing up to scrutiny in a
From an international arbitration perspective, the last five years have seen a revolution of arbitration in Spain, says Jean-Marie Vulliemin, partner of Switzerland’s Froriep Renggli, currently celebrating the 5th anniversary of its office in
Spain is experiencing a new wave of disputes driven by the economic crisis, says Pablo Bernad Ramoneda, Head of KPMG’s Europe Middle East and Africa Forensic Group, a clear trend from which is an
Given the current economic context, the ongoing revision of Portugal’s Labour Code offers the potential to promote greater economic growth and business competitiveness, through its stated intention to increase productivity and employment levels.
On 21 December 2007, Law 47/2007 amending the Spanish Securities Market Law (LMV) implementing the Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments 2004/39/EC (MiFID) came into force.
The Portuguese Industrial Property Code regulates both private industrial property rights and the principle of unfair competition. The difference between these private rights and unfair competition has been strengthened and safeguarded consistently over the years.
With the paralysis of the debt markets and uncertainty about how long and deep the economic downturn will be, and with the certainty that all these factors will likely affect business performance, some experts question
