At the end of last year, the Supreme Court of Justice handed down an important ruling to harmonise court jurisprudence on the protection of copyright (cf. Supreme Court of Justice Ruling of 15/2013), which should be discussed and not neglected. The issue in dispute was whether, in a commercial establishment open to the public, the…
Directive 2011/83/EU was recently transposed into our legal order by Decree-Law 24/2014, of 14 February. This directive was designed to reformulate the provisions applicable to contracts and distance selling contracts entered into outside of commercial establishments, standardising them throughout the European Union, particularly given the growing number of online contracts and the various problems which…
Recovering the VAT on bad debts is possible when: 1. it is acknowledged in enforcement proceedings that there are no seizable assets; 2. an insolvency decree is made and the classification which is conferred is limited in character or after the approval by resolution of the creditor’s meeting at the liquidation stage; 3. they are…
The aim of this text is to inform the reader about how the seizure of bank account balances will be processed in the wake of Ministerial Order No. 282/2013, of 29 August (hereinafter the “Ministerial Order”), as previously it was considered a lengthy and relatively inefficient process. Currently, under the terms of the Ministerial Order,…
September 3 saw the publication of Law 72/2013, which made amendments to and republished the Road Traffic Code. The main amendments involve rules on the new areas of co-existence between pedestrians and drivers, roundabouts, new speed limits and road traffic offence proceedings, including infringements committed by officers of the police forces. Co-existence area and the…
Portuguese citizens who enter Angola through Luanda Airport now have designated desks for entry procedures, a spokesman for the Foreign National and Migration Services (SME) told Portuguese news agency Lusa. Lusa, 2013-09-15 22:23:00 The reciprocal interest that exists between Angola and Portugal, albeit for different reasons, is once again clear. This measure, which is still provisional…
The new Civil Procedure Code will come into force on 1 September and will apply to all pending proceedings. This Code will bring major changes to our legal order and is aimed essentially at speeding up legal proceedings and reducing trial delays, making all those involved in legal proceedings responsible. It introduces a new preliminary…
July 1st next will see the coming into force of Decree-Law 198/2012, of 24 August, which sets down the new legal provisions for goods in circulation – which are the subject-matter of transactions between VAT taxable persons – and the main objective of which is to guarantee the integrity of transport documents, thereby affording the…
June 17th last saw the publication in the Portuguese Official Journal of Decree-Law 82/2013, of 17 June, which introduces a range of incentive measures for investment in Portugal, consolidating the Investment Support Tax Regime and the Tax Incentive System Regime for Business Research and Development provided for in the Tax Code for Investment. As is…
After an award has been made in a public tender process, the contract in question may not always be executed. This may be for various reasons, including the revocation of the award authorisation or the cancellation of the public tender. As a result of the non-execution of the contract, the Administration incurs the obligation to…
