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Law n.º 48/2023, of 22 August establishes the specific regime for the compensation of damages arising from accidents at work of professional sports players. A professional sports player is one who, following and as a result of a training process regulated and recognised by the respective sports ...

As a result of the enactment of Decree-Law 41/2023 of June 2, the Immigration and Borders Service ("SEF") was recently officially abolished and the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum ("AIMA") came into existence. As part of the restructuring of Portugal's border control system, the...

In the 2024 State Budget bill there is a novelty regarding the existence of a tax incentive for workers' housing. This measure provides for an exemption from social security contributions and accelerated tax depreciation of the property transferred, in the case of the company. Félix Bernardo ...

The rule that allows the examination, collection and seizure of emails in competition infringement proceedings without authorisation by prior court order has been declared unconstitutional. In recent years, this is an issue that has sparked heated discussion in the courts.  Find out about the ...

After several months of public discussion and a great amount of media coverage, the Law no. 56/2023 was published in the Official Gazette on October 6th, and it is responsible for implementing a series of measures relating to the "Mais Habitação" (More Housing) program. This Law introduces a n...

In an interview with Executive Digest, Félix Bernardo , managing partner at Caldeira Pires, discusses the main challenges and opportunities for the legal sector in Portugal and Caldeira Pires' position in the face of them. (Portuguese version only)

Our partner and managing partner Félix Bernardo and associate José Carlos Silva took part last week in Lawyers Cooperation 's annual meeting , which took place in Budapest and brought together around two dozen professionals from Europe and Latin America. Lawyers Cooperation is an in...

Law 38-A/2023 of 2 August came into force on 1 September, establishing a pardon for sentences and an amnesty for offences on the occasion of World Youth Day in Portugal. While an amnesty refers to a measure of clemency granted by the state, cancelling the completion of certain legal types of...