Knowledge

30.10.2025

The VAT Group Regime – What are VAT Groups?

Bruno Magalhães’ Legal Brief explains in clear terms what is at stake with the creation of the new VAT Group Regime
Legal Brief Bruno Magalhães EN Fiscal
14.10.2025

Common Construction on Separate Property — Quid Iuris?

Building together on one spouse’s land raises legal questions of ownership — as explained by Bárbara Figueiredo
Family and Succession Bárbara Figueiredo EN Família e sucessões
23.06.2025

Forced Heirship: Family Protection vs. Freedom of Will

Forced heirship ensures a share of the estate for statutory heirs, but limits testamentary freedom. How can family protection and freedom of will be balanced? This piece by Bárbara Figueiredo offers an answer.
Family and Succession Bárbara Figueiredo EN
29.05.2025

Medical Liability: Between the Public and the Private Sectors

Carlos Vasconcelos and Bruno Martelo explore the legal and practical impact of rising healthcare litigation in an era of increasing scrutiny, information, and media exposure
Legal Brief Bruno Martelo EN Carlos Vasconcelos EN Health Law
23.05.2025

Domestic Violence and Succession Indignity

Should a convicted domestic abuser be allowed to inherit from their victim? This article by Bárbara Figueiredo explores the exclusion of domestic violence from succession indignity cases
Family and Succession Bárbara Figueiredo EN Família e sucessões
28.04.2025

On the Duty to Provide Maintenance

The obligation to provide maintenance can reverse over a lifetime and create difficult family dilemmas. In which cases can this duty be refused? Bárbara Figueiredo explains in a piece originally published in Diário de Coimbra
Family and Succession Bárbara Figueiredo EN Família e sucessões

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