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Legal advice and representation in family matters.

• Divorce and legal separation
• Determination, variation and non-compliance with parental responsibilities arrangements
• Determination, variation and enforcement of maintenance obligations
• Allocation of the family home
• Division of matrimonial property
• Recognition and legal effects of de facto unions
• Child protection proceedings

Legal support for foreign nationals and their families in entering, residing and settling in Portugal.

• Residence permits
• Family reunification
• Acquisition and attribution of Portuguese nationality
• Obtaining a Portuguese tax identification number (NIF)
• Tax representation of non-residents
• Legal advice on buying and renting property
• Recognition, legalisation and certification of foreign documents

Defence and legal representation at every stage of criminal proceedings, protecting the rights and guarantees of those involved.

• Defence of suspects and defendants at the investigation, pre-trial and trial stages
• Assistance at first judicial interrogation and in relation to coercive measures
• Filing criminal complaints and joining proceedings as assistente (private prosecutor)
• Civil claims for damages within criminal proceedings
• Criminal appeals
• Enforcement of sentences and parole

Legal advice to companies at every stage of their activity, from incorporation to dissolution and liquidation.

• Incorporation of companies
• Drafting and amendment of articles of association
• Transfer of shares and quotas
• Preparation of general meetings and drafting of minutes
• Central Register of Beneficial Owners (RCBE)
• Corporate changes and reorganisations
• Dissolution and liquidation of companies

Legal advice on property transactions and leases, from document review to dispute resolution.

• Legal and documentary due diligence on properties
• Drafting and review of preliminary sale and purchase agreements (CPCV)
• Assistance with the execution of sale and purchase contracts
• Drafting, review and termination of leases
• Eviction proceedings, including the special eviction procedure
• Rent reviews and disputes over repairs and works
• Condominium (horizontal property) matters and disputes
• Legal advice on short-term rentals (alojamento local)

Legal advice and court representation in disputes and contractual relations between individuals and companies.

• Contractual and non-contractual liability
• Compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage
• Drafting, review and termination of contracts
• Breach of contract and claims for damages
• Property rights: ownership, possession, easements and adverse possession
• Consumer law and protection of consumer rights

Legal advice and representation in employment matters, protecting the rights and interests of employees and employers.

• Drafting and review of employment contracts
• Termination of employment contracts and challenges to dismissal
• Disciplinary proceedings
• Recovery of employment-related claims
• Accidents at work and compensation
• Representation before the Labour Courts

Legal support in debt recovery and insolvency proceedings, representing creditors and debtors.

• Out-of-court and judicial debt recovery
• Payment order procedures (injunção)
• Enforcement proceedings
• Filing and verification of claims in insolvency proceedings
• Special revitalisation proceedings (PER) and special payment agreement proceedings (PEAP)
• Insolvency of individuals and companies
• Discharge of outstanding debts

Legal support with registration, authentication and certification of documents.

• Land, commercial and motor vehicle registration
• Correction and updating of registrations
• Authentication of private documents
• Certification of signatures
• Certification of copies
• Certification of translations
• Authorisations for minors to travel abroad

Legal advice and representation in succession matters, from the opening of the succession to the partition of the estate.

• Declaration of heirs (habilitação de herdeiros)
• Partition of estates, by agreement or through court inventory proceedings
• Drafting and review of wills
• Estate administration and the role of the estate administrator (cabeça-de-casal)
• Acceptance and renunciation of an inheritance
• Notification of death to the Tax Authority and Stamp Duty obligations