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The Supreme Court has established that 'future memory statements' made by domestic violence victims during initial inquiries can be admitted as evidence, even if the victim refuses to testify at trial, aiming to protect victims from repetitive trauma.
The Portuguese Navy has reopened disciplinary proceedings against crew members who refused to board the NRP Mondego in 2023, following a Supreme Administrative Court ruling that annulled previous sanctions due to procedural errors.
Miner Blanc Lda. must immediately and permanently close the 'Cerro do Meio' quarry.
A judge did not approve of a father of two minor children transporting them in his Porsche Cayman. Since the sports car only has two seats, the father 'hung' them behind the engine cover, and the judge was not pleased.
The Spanish company Mercadona suspected an employee was abusing a reduced working hours agreement and hired a private detective to follow him. Based on the surveillance results, they dismissed the man for just cause, but the Spanish courts ultimately ruled in the worker's favour and ordered his return to the company.
The court deemed there was sufficient evidence for an effective prison sentence. It described statements from an Azorean court as an “unfortunate constant in our courts” and criticised the “revictimisation” of the minor.
In March, following the passage of Storm Kristin, the Coimbra City Council cancelled the public tender for a programmer that had been launched by the previous administration, citing a lack of funds to fulfil the contract (worth 36,000 euros per year for three years).
The Sintra Court ruling on the death of Odair Moniz during a police operation in Cova da Moura highlights that officer Bruno Pinto should have lowered his Glock after firing warning shots into the air. However, the judges note that before firing the two fatal shots, the officer was the victim of “ongoing – in execution and imminent – and also unlawful assaults” by the cook.
The Public Prosecutor's Office and Mónica Silva's family had appealed the acquittal. The Porto Court of Appeal maintains the acquittal of the missing woman's ex-boyfriend.
It may be unpleasant for Pingo Doce, but freedom of opinion must encompass potential exaggerations, inaccuracies, errors, and injustices. For the good of us all, in this case, the consumers. Opinion by Francisco Teixeira da Mota
The investor uses a Lisbon Court of Appeal ruling against BCP and Novo Banco to defend herself, arguing that the lack of compensation for the nationalisation of Efacec is what prevents bank repayments.
The Évora Court of Appeal stated that the ruling by the three judges who reviewed the appeals of ten convicted defendants 'partially altered the facts deemed proven'.
The couple divorced and agreed that the children would live with their mother in Portugal until 2029. A little over a month later, the father filed a report claiming the children had disappeared.
The Guimarães Court has revoked the prison sentence of a scrap dealer who had been sentenced to 20 months for three counts of stealing water from the public network, replacing it with a 200-day fine at a daily rate of five euros.
The Lisbon City Council approved the payment of two indemnities this Thursday, totalling nearly 40 million euros, following court rulings related to urban planning processes from three decades ago, including the construction of the Alvalade XXI Complex. In a private meeting, the municipal executive reviewed two proposals to comply with court decisions regarding these cases.
André Ventura failed to meet the deadline to appeal a Lisbon Court of Appeal ruling that upheld the removal of a campaign poster stating “Gypsies must obey the law.” Despite previously vowing to take the case to the Constitutional Court, the Chega leader did not file an appeal. The court's ruling, which cited European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence, concluded that political free speech does not protect racist or xenophobic discourse that targets specific ethnic groups.
When she claimed the missing salary differences in 2023, the administration refused to pay.
They remained friends after their relationship ended, but when he saw her at the nightclub, he stalked and assaulted her. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
The defendant was sentenced to a single effective prison term of four and a half years and ordered to pay the victim civil compensation of 36,081.51 euros.
In 2025, the ECHR ordered the Portuguese State to pay compensation exceeding 209,000 euros. According to the report, the majority of cases concerned detention conditions and freedom of expression.
The Central Civil Court of Cascais convicted the OE for bad faith in a lawsuit against TVI journalists. Luís Carneiro Filipe and Ana Rita Cavaco are subject to paying a fine of 1200 euros.
The theft scheme was based in Coimbra and yielded more than 30,000 euros.
Coimbra Court of Appeal confirms the woman's conviction.
Paulo killed Sónia with two shotgun blasts in June 2024.
PRESS REVIEW | The judges considered that it was not proven that the money resulted from the sale of drugs.
This article discusses a judicial decision in Portugal highlighting a procedural error related to the principle of adversariality (contraditório) in civil proceedings. Specifically, it emphasizes that in incidents such as opposition to a garnishment, courts must allow parties to respond to all evidence and arguments before issuing a decision on the merits. The case reviewed involved a court ruling without giving the parties, particularly the defendant, the opportunity to contest witness testimony or respond to evidence, violating the constitutional principle of adversariality outlined in Article 3, nº3 of the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code. The decision was deemed a procedural nullity due to this breach, underscoring the importance of respecting procedural rights to ensure fair trial standards in Portuguese civil law.
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The 300 kilograms of seized cocaine were enough to produce approximately 1.2 million individual daily doses
The men were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years for the crime of aggravated drug trafficking.
André Ventura, leader of the Chega party, has announced he will appeal to the Constitutional Court after the Lisbon Court of Appeal upheld a ruling ordering the removal of a poster stating 'Roma people must obey the law'. The court deemed the message discriminatory and beyond the limits of free speech, contradicting a separate Public Prosecutor's decision to archive a criminal inquiry into the same posters. Legal experts argue the Court of Appeal's ruling highlights the limits of free expression regarding hate speech, while criticizing the Public Prosecutor's reasoning as unfounded.
The decision dated March 12 partially approves the plan proposed by Luís Delgado, owner of the company that acquired a series of magazines from the Impresa group in 2018, including Visão. The Supreme Court only declared the clause regarding the creditors' rights plan null and void.
