At the Council of Ministers of 9 May 2013, various measures for the field of health were discussed and approved. Given the current economic and financial situation in which the country finds itself, certain measures were introduced which evidence the present state of budgetary containment and rationalisation in the Council of Ministers. However, the proposed…
The requirement for all goods suppliers and service providers to keep a complaints book arose upon the publication of Decree-Law 156/2005, of 15 September, subsequently amended by Decree-Law 371/2007, of 6 November, with a view to reinforcing the procedures for the defence of the rights of consumers and users within the scope of relationships for…
By means of the COMMUNICATION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 17 APRIL 2013, the Government announced the approval, within the scope of the legislative authority granted to it by Law 25/2013, of 8 April, of the New Legal Regime on Collective Investment Organisms (NRJOIC), enacted by Decree-Law 252/2003, of 17 October, which transposes Directive…
Nowadays, given the increasingly greater financial difficulties of individuals and companies alike, the issue of guarantees as security for obligations is gaining particular significance, especially when ever-more impatient creditors are keen to recover amounts owed to them more quickly and as easily as possible. The importance that guarantees as security for obligations have in a…
The 2012 Stimulus Programme established by Ministerial Order 45/2012, of 13 February, sought to incentivise the hiring and training of unemployed persons of certain characteristics, through the grant of financial support to the employers, if they entered into employment contracts with unemployed persons enrolled at an employment centre for at least six consecutive months, on…
The economic circumstances of the country and the serious financial crisis that has hit the entire construction sector has led to the government deciding to adopt measures that will enable the adverse effects of these circumstances on the lives of the companies to be minimised, therefore enacting exceptional transitory provisions regarding the release of the…
The eleventh of January last saw the publication of Decree-Law 4/2013, which introduces a number of mechanisms to move proceedings along in enforcement actions with a view to bringing these cases to a speedier conclusion. This legislation derives from the need to comply with the objectives set in the Troika Memorandum regarding enforcement actions. In…
A prospective heir only acquires the actual status of heir upon acceptance of the inheritance, whether this is endowed by law or under the terms of a will. Indeed, an inheritance cannot be imposed by law on prospective heirs, even if they have been identified. Acceptance may be express (in writing), that is, to take…
The publication of Law 46/2012, of 29 August, has significantly altered national legislation on the processing and protection of personal data in electronic communications. In essence, there have been amendments to various aspects related to the regulation of the use of cookies, the treatment and storage of traffic, breaches of personal data, restrictions on electronic…
Portugal is going through one of the most trying times in its history, which it needs to overcome quickly or risk, if it does not do so, triggering serious tensions and the resulting social upheavals. The causes lie mainly in the misapplication of funds loaned by the EU for the effort involved in adhering and…
