Animais em condomínio: regras, limites e conflitos

Ter animais em condomínio é cada vez mais comum em Portugal. Cães, gatos e outros animais de companhia fazem parte da vida familiar de muitos moradores, mas também podem gerar conflitos quando existe ruído, falta de higiene, circulação nas partes comuns, medo de outros condóminos, danos no prédio ou dúvidas sobre o que o regulamento [...]

By |2026-09-29T16:27:50+01:00October 5th, 2026|Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law|Comments Off on Animais em condomínio: regras, limites e conflitos

Trabalho suplementar: quando as horas extra têm de ser pagas

O trabalho suplementar, muitas vezes chamado horas extra, é uma realidade frequente em vários setores de atividade. Restaurantes, comércio, indústria, saúde, transportes, segurança, hotelaria, escritórios, obras e serviços com turnos recorrem muitas vezes a trabalho para além do horário normal. O problema surge quando essas horas não são registadas, não são pagas ou são tratadas [...]

By |2026-09-29T15:21:09+01:00September 30th, 2026|Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law|Comments Off on Trabalho suplementar: quando as horas extra têm de ser pagas

Como legalizar uma obra em Portugal: passos, documentos e riscos

Legalizar uma obra em Portugal não significa apenas “pôr papéis em ordem”. Quando uma construção, ampliação, anexo, marquise, garagem, piscina, alteração de fachada ou mudança de utilização foi feita sem o devido procedimento municipal, pode estar em causa uma situação urbanística irregular com impacto na venda, no arrendamento, na herança, no financiamento bancário e até [...]

By |2026-09-28T15:59:18+01:00September 28th, 2026|Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law|Comments Off on Como legalizar uma obra em Portugal: passos, documentos e riscos

Challenging the Award of a Contract in a Public Tender

Challenging the award of a public tender allows one to challenge a public procurement decision when there are grounds to believe that the selection of the winning bid, the evaluation of the bids, or the procedure itself violated the applicable rules. For a company that lost a tender, the essential question is not only whether it disagrees with the [...]

By |2026-09-11T11:51:45+01:00September 17, 2026|Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law|Comments Off on Impugnação da Adjudicação num Concurso Público

Price Review in Public Works Contracts

Price revision in public works contracts is a legal mechanism designed to adjust the price of the work to the evolution of labor, material, and support equipment costs during the execution of the contract. It is not a prerogative that the client can simply waive. In public works contracts [...]

By |2026-09-11T10:35:39+01:00September 14, 2026|Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law|Comments Off on Revisão de Preços em Empreitadas de Obras Públicas

Disciplinary proceedings at work: what you can do to defend yourself

Receiving a disciplinary process notification at work can cause concern, especially when there is a possibility of suspension, loss of pay, or dismissal. Nevertheless, the initiation of proceedings does not mean that the employee's fault has been proven, nor that the announced sanction will necessarily be applied. In a disciplinary process at work, the [...]

By |2026-07-22T22:37:45+01:002nd July 2026|Solicitors, Employment Law, Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law, Family, Divorce and Parental Responsibilities, Compensation|Comments Off on Processo disciplinar no trabalho: o que pode fazer para se defender

Disciplinary Proceedings: Why You Should Consult a Solicitor

Receiving an email from the company asking for “clarifications”, being called to HR, or holding a notice with the words "disciplinary process" is one of those moments when everything speeds up. Suddenly, work that seemed stable now has deadlines, formalities and a real risk: a disciplinary sanction, loss of income, [...]

By |2026-07-22T15:37:53+01:0017 March 2026|Solicitors, Employment Law, Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law, Compensation|Comments Off on Processo disciplinar: por que deve consultar um advogado

Environmental Lawyer: What they do

There are issues that only seem "environmental" when they already hurt. A construction project ready to begin but the permit hasn't arrived. A neighbor with noise and fumes that make the house uninhabitable. A company that receives an inspection and a fine for waste. Or a notification to repair environmental damage that no one was expecting [...]

By |2026-07-22T15:37:56+01:00March 5, 2026|Solicitors, Employment Law, Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law, Property Law, Criminal Law and Administrative Offenses|Comments Off on Advogado Ambiental: O que fazem

Graceful Complaint and Judicial Challenge: How to Contest Tax Debts

Received a tax settlement that seems incorrect, a notification from the tax authorities with amounts you don't recognise, or saw a debt “appear” on the Finanças Portal with accumulating interest? When this happens, there are two paths that, in practice, decide the future of the problem: a "reclamação graciosa" (informal objection) and a judicial challenge. This article [...]

By |2026-07-22T15:37:48+01:004 March 2026|Solicitors, Employment Law, Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law, Family, Divorce and Parental Responsibilities, Insolvency|Comments Off on Reclamação Graciosa e Impugnação Judicial: Como Contestar Dívidas Fiscais

Adverse possession in Portugal: what are the legal requirements and how to prove it?

Usucaption in Portugal is a powerful legal way to regularize property ownership when someone possesses a property as if it were their own for a certain period of time, publicly, peacefully, and continuously. For many families, it is the path that transforms de facto possession into de jure ownership. In this practical guide, we explain the legal requirements, [...]

By |2026-07-22T15:37:59+01:00December 26, 2025|Solicitors, Tax, Administrative and Environmental Law, Property Law|Comments Off on Usucapião em Portugal: quais os requisitos legais e como provar