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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...

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...

On 6 September the European Commission has designated, for the first time, six gatekeepers - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft - under the DMA.  With this designation, access controllers now have six months to comply with the DMA requirements, i.e. by 6 March 2024 at the latest....

As part of the corporate tax reform promoted by Law 2/2014 of 16 January, the patent box tax regime was introduced with the aim of attracting investment in copyright and industrial property rights , but above all to prevent the income in question from being transferred to other countries. This...

Law no. 40/2023, of 10 of August intends to strengthen the multi-institutional coordination mechanisms that allow sports venues to be seen as safe places, guaranteeing the right to a sport free of any violence or discrimination, both for sports agents and spectators, in compliance with the Council ...