In the late 1950s, President JF Kennedy said that ‘When written in Chinese, the word crisis (wÄ“ijÄ«) is composed of two characters: one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.’
The Portuguese Public Contracts Code (PCC) took effect on 30 July 2008 after two years of careful preparation and intense debate. This is an extremely important statute since the government’s contracting activities in Portugal represent 15%-20%
Portugal’s Decree-Law 143/2008 of July 25th entered into force on 1st October 2008 introducing several amendments to the Industrial Property Code intended to revise the mechanisms of protection and access to industrial property (IP) by
Mediation is a process in which an impartial third party, without the authority to impose a solution, helps others to resolve a dispute. It has a rising profile across Europe as a result of the '
The work of the Abengoa legal department has moved beyond legal issues to encompass regulatory, compliance, and most of all risk management. It is a way of working that better reflects the way the company
Throughout its 15 years of operation Abreu Advogados has continually made legal headlines. But the firm’s emphasis on scale, management processes and structure, are indicative of the future of legal practice in Portugal, believes its
It is not possible to understand the issues driving the campaigns ahead of the forthcoming US presidential elections by adopting a ‘European’ view, says Antonio Garrigues Walker. Conversely, US voters need to understand the global
High profile investments by sovereign wealth funds has generated discussion and courted controversy, but also significantly raised hopes within the global investment community, says Peter Martyr, Chief Executive of Norton Rose.
Lawyers prepare for changing demands while also looking to the future
In a period in which many law firm practices may be suffering as a result of the difficulties affecting the Iberian, and wider European, economies, Iberian Lawyer’s 2008 IP Communications and Life Sciences Report reveals
