Latest news and stories about legal dispute in Portugal for expats and residents.
Fourth part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' for this Friday, May 1, 2026.
Paulo Pereira, acting rector of the NOVA University of Lisbon, rejects the idea that the series of judicial impasses and lack of quorum in the General Council have undermined his position, insisting that the legal crisis surrounding the election rerun is resolved and that the process must move forward.
The ruling, issued over a month ago, requires Rede Expressos to share the Sete Rios bus terminal. RNE maintains a “stance of inaction” regarding the “immediate” court decision, Flixbus accuses.
It seemed like a tribute to the frigate D. Fernando II e Glória. The best of intentions, after all, opened the door to the seizure of an asset and used a highly polished “cultural” pretext to hide the exercise.
At the centre of the case is Dream Living, a luxury development in the Carnaxide hills.
The management of Notícias Direct, a subsidiary of the Global Media Group, has announced it will use all available legal means to protect its rights in a dispute with Notícias Ilimitadas (NI), a company controlled by businessman José Rogeira de Jesus. The conflict arose after NI, which recently acquired titles like Jornal de Notícias and O Jogo, attempted to bypass Notícias Direct to manage subscriptions directly, allegedly contacting distributors and seeking to use the existing customer database. Notícias Direct, which has managed these subscriptions for over a decade, suspended distribution after NI unilaterally increased prices by 66%, claiming the move threatened its operational viability. Notícias Direct maintains it is open to dialogue to resolve the delivery issues for subscribers.
On Instagram, the perfumer questions the legal proceedings after a seven-year partnership with Zara; Estée Lauder is complaining of unfair competition and the misuse of the Jo Malone name.
Victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church are challenging the document they are required to sign in order to receive compensation.
Professors from Nova SBE challenge rector elections; the case is being handled by the Proença de Carvalho law firm.
At issue is the expansion of the north container terminal at the port of Leixões, whose Environmental Impact Study received a conditional favourable opinion from the Portuguese Environment Agency.
The court of first instance ruled in favour of REMAX in a case regarding a report on a major property fraud scheme in Palmela. The media group has already filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal, citing a violation of the right to inform.
EDP and Greenvolt are building a 49 MW solar project at the Neves-Corvo mine, owned by Somincor. By order of the Public Prosecutor's Office, construction has been suspended.
The Castro Verde City Council will contest the administrative action filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office against the construction of a solar power plant at the Neves-Corvo mine, located in this municipality in the Beja district. The action in question was analysed by the municipality's legal department and sent to the lawyer to be contested. Naturally, the Municipality of Castro Verde...
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro sought assistance from the State Legal Centre to try to win the dispute against the Transparency Entity (EpT) in the Spinumviva case, which he ultimately lost. However, Público reports that the lawyers had to issue an opinion on the case without even knowing the details of the proceedings.
EIB lost half a pavilion and 60% of its production capacity due to the storm. Two months later, the insurer has yet to reach an agreement, and the company is advancing money out of its own pocket.
Most of the cases are currently in the appeal phase. Court decisions may take between three to 15 years.
The Atlantic Connect Group, the sole bidder for the privatisation of Azores Airlines, has filed an injunction to suspend the exclusion of its proposal and the closure of the tender by the SATA administration, it announced on Monday. The Regional Government of the Azores instructed SATA, the seller, to close the tender on 4 March, following...
Azul, which has initiated legal proceedings against TAP, is questioning the airline's re-privatisation process. According to a document accessed by CNN Portugal, the Brazilian company argues that the Government's decree-law creates a 'lawless zone' and aims at the 'expropriation of private property'.
An emigrant accuses two lawyers and the mother of one of them of fraud regarding a 232,000 euro loan for a nursing home.
Environmentalists have filed an urgent request in court to maintain the suspension of the construction work.
An emigrant accuses two lawyers and the mother of one of them of fraud regarding a 232,000 euro loan for a nursing home.
The court ruling that required the Rede Nacional de Expressos (RNE) to open the Sete Rios terminal to Flixbus coaches was not met within the timeframe set by the Lisbon Administrative Circle Court. 'As of this morning, there has been no news,' a Flixbus source clarified late in the morning. On the side of...
The company had already indicated that legal action was a possibility after the final ANAC report confirmed the Spanish consortium South/Clece as the winner.
Mota-Engil denies any basis for the defamation lawsuit filed against it by the American fund Muddy Waters, and reinforces that it complied with all rules regarding transactions with related parties, addressing the allegations made by the Americans. The case began in December 2024, when, in an interview, CEO Carlos...
One of the candidates was excluded from the university's rectoral race and contested the decision. Now, the court has ruled that the election must be repeated and the candidate admitted.
The debt relates to legal fees for expropriation proceedings carried out as part of road works that began in 2005.
He was due to receive around 260,000 euros for moral and material damages. The death of Maria Malveiro and the flight of Mariana Fonseca, who was captured in Indonesia last week, resulted in the man not receiving the amount.
FlixBus estimated losses of 12.5 million euros in 2024 due to being denied access to the Sete Rios terminal.
Lawyer Miguel Pereira Coutinho believes there are no grounds to initiate court proceedings. Meanwhile, comedian Ricardo Araújo Pereira says the tweet's content is obviously satirical.
Almost three years after being dismissed from the presidency of TAP following an Inspection-General of Finance (IGF) report published in March 2023, Christine Ourmières-Widener has once again drawn attention to her case against the carrier. The former CEO criticises the minister and António Costa's government, denouncing “institutional silences ...”
