Prosecutor claims former minister worked for Espírito Santo group while in government
Defence insists whole case “extremely weak” The Public Prosecutor’s Office reiterated on Tuesday at the start of the EDP case trial that Manuel Pinho was at the service of the
EDP case finally moves forwards: judge requests Alzheimer’s confirmation
Ricardo Salgado’s Alzheimer’s disease has still not been officially ‘acknowledged’ by courts With the start of the EDP case trial finally set for October 3, Judge Ana Paula Rosa has
BES/ GES banking collapse: D-day, nine years on
Judge to decide this afternoon whether 25 official suspects face trial One of Portugal’s most discussed and drawn out legal cases – relating to the BES/ GES banking collapse nine
Decision on whether Espírito Santo case goes to trial set for July 31
Almost nine years since Portugal’s now notorious family bank implosion The investigating judge in the BES/GES case – harking back to the 2014 collapse of Banco Espírito Santo and the
Former BES boss ordered to pay €8 million, “without right to appeal”
Portugal’s Competition Court combines three enforcement actions into one Portugal’s Competition Court has combined three enforcement actions into one for the enforced collection of fines imposed on former boss of
Former BES boss Salgado appeals jail term to Constitutional Court
Lawyers defending former BES boss Ricardo Salgado – said to be suffering from increasing mental incapacity due to Alzheimer’s disease – are reported to be appealing the latest judicial blow
Former BES boss claims ‘no money’ to pay court costs
With his known assets ‘impounded’ by the State, and on €3 million bail since 2014, former BES bank boss Ricardo Salgado has run up over €30,000 in court costs, which
Novo Banco and Banco Best condemned to pay €200,000 to customer sold BES bonds
Court rules customer was hoodwinked; banks believe they will win on appeal The Court of Póvoa do Varzim has ruled in favour of a customer who accused Novo Banco and
Start of final phase of pre-trial hearing on BES/GES postponed
Today was billed in the popular press as the start of a “horrible week” for former BES banking boss Ricardo Salgado, as he was “going to hear his destiny in
“Unable to give statements; denies practice of crimes”: EDP/ BES cases on increasingly wobbly ground
Defence for main suspect Ricardo Salgado calls for medical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Years on from the implosion of the BES/ GES banking empire which caused billions of euros in damages