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On September 4, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the transparency obligations set out in Article 50 of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation. The aim is to define guidelines and a Code of Practice on the transparency obligations in artificial intelligence (AI) systems...

Last week,  José Carlos Silva  represented Caldeira Pires at this year’s LC Annual Meeting in Bucharest, warmly hosted by Nicoleta Almaj and the team at Almaj Attorneys at Law. The event combined insightful discussions on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, AI in legal practice, membership grow...

The judicial holidays began on 16 July and will continue until 31 August. During this period, ‘non-urgent cases are suspended,’ but the courts do not close completely and justice ‘does not stop.’ This period has an impact on the judicial system and tends to exacerbate delays in justice, accord...

On June 30, the Supreme Court of Justice established case law on the interpretation of the limitation period applicable to suspended prison sentences during their execution, namely after the suspension period has elapsed without its revocation or extension. This ruling establishes an objective and...

In ruling no. 523/2025 of the Constitutional Court on 17 June, seven judges against six voted for the unconstitutionality of the rule in the Civil Code law that provides for a maximum time limit of 10 years, after the age of majority, for someone to bring a paternity investigation action. After...

On June 23 rd of 2025, the Council of Ministers approved three proposals for laws that would make significant changes to the current migration policy. These proposals include measures on the granting and acquisition of nationality, the entry, stay, exit and removal of foreigners from national...

Félix Bernardo , head of our l abour and social security area, writes an opinion article in the newspaper Jornal de Negócios , on the impact of using artificial intelligence (AI) in human resources management. Platforms that recruit, monitor and evaluate performance promise to reduce op...

On 29th April 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) issued a binding precedent regarding the interpretation and application of Article 10(1)(a) of the Personal Income Tax Code (PIT Code). This ruling now clarifies that the sale of a hereditary share relating to a fractional interest in a...