Practice areas
If you have moved to Portugal, own property here or have inherited something here, start with the services below. The firm's practice areas follow. If you cannot find your situation, describe it in your own words and we will pass it to the right lawyer.
These are the matters people from other countries bring to us most often. Each page explains, in plain English, how the process works in Portugal, what can go wrong and what we do. The three founding partners handle them in English.
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Separation or divorce, who the children live with and how they keep in touch with the other parent, asking for or reviewing child maintenance, and the rights of unmarried partners living together. Where there are children, and if both parents agree, the lawyer can work with the firm's clinical psychologist.
Divorce in Portugal
A relative has died and you need to know who inherits, divide the assets, unblock an estate that has been stuck for years or challenge a will. Many estates are divided by agreement between the heirs. When they cannot agree, the route is a court process called an inventory (inventário).
Inheritance in Portugal
You have been made a formal suspect (arguido), received a notice to attend questioning or a trial, or you were the victim of a crime and want to report it. We defend suspects and accused persons and support victims. If there has been an arrest or a hearing is already scheduled, say so in your first contact.
Ask about a criminal matter
You are buying or selling a home, a tenant is not paying, a landlord wants the property back, or building work has gone wrong. In property, most of the useful work happens before anything is signed.
Buying property in Portugal
Someone has not honoured a contract or will not pay what they owe, you have received a court summons, or assets are being seized. It also covers cases that do not fit clearly into another area.
Ask about a civil matter
You suffered a loss because of another person or a company, in an accident, in building work or through a badly provided service, and you want compensation, including for the distress caused. Much of the work lies in calculating the damage and proving what caused it.
Ask about a compensation claim
There was an error in a treatment or an operation, you were not told about the risks before you consented, or a hospital will not hand over your medical records. These cases turn on reports by medical specialists, and those depend on the medical records that can be gathered.
Ask about a medical matter
Members of the Portuguese armed forces or security forces facing disciplinary proceedings, promotion or career problems, or an accident or illness in service. These are separate legal regimes, with their own deadlines and routes of appeal.
Ask about a military or police matter
You are setting up a company in Portugal, need a contract with clients or suppliers reviewed, disagree with a business partner, have unpaid invoices or want regular legal support. Most of the work happens before there is a dispute. We work with Portuguese and foreign companies.
Ask about a company matter
You have been dismissed, your wages are late, you are being harassed at work or you had an accident at work. We act for employees and for employers.
Ask about an employment matter
A public body refused your application or never answered, or you work for the State and face disciplinary proceedings: complaints, appeals and challenging the decision in court.
Ask about a matter with a public body
Matters that often come up as part of a larger case. We also handle them on their own.
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