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
Working in such a changing world, Manuel Garcia Cobaleda, General Counsel of Gas Natural requires in-house lawyers to be flexible in their approach.
The international focus and reach of Miranda Correia Amendoeira continues to make it stand out among its peers, even though many other Lisbon-based firms are looking to copy its lusophone strategy, says managing partner Rui
Spain's insolvency regime is proving itself inadequate for assisting businesses in financial difficulties, writes Antonio Fernández of Garrigues.
Speaking at the first Iberian Lawyer In-House Club meeting of 2009, Gonzalo Ferná¡ndez, Chief Administrative Officer at RBC Dexia Investor Services in Spain, sparked a hot debate by asking whether the economic crisis is likely
The continuing health of a law firm depends on its ability to find and develop junior talent and despite the prevailing economic situation, now is not the time to turn off the supply, argues Bruce
Iberian lawyers aware of clients' changing economic situations and prepared to adapt accordingly
