Media

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.

20.06.2025

Family Businesses: from Management to Succession – Podcast

In this episode, we preview the next event of the season in VFA’s conference series, taking place on June 26 in Porto

12.06.2025

Family Businesses: from Management to Succession – our next Conference

The event will take place on June 26th in Porto and will be introduced by VFA lawyer Bruno Magalhães and Luís Parreirão, lawyer and manager

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

27.05.2025

Paulo Valério re-elected Executive Director of APDIR

The Managing Partner at VFA has been re-elected Executive Director of APDIR, kicking off a new term focused on training, international ties, and Lusophone cooperation

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