Courts take 29 years to resolve illegal expropriation by council
… and family still kept waiting for €473,000 judges rule is owed to them In a case that has been described as the “antithesis of justice”, a Portuguese family has
Portugal “not the slowest slowcoach when it comes to Justice”
Country ranks 5th in EU for slowest court procedures Portugal is the 5th EU Member State with “the longest duration of court proceedings” (in both lower and higher courts), but
Justice workers start new strike “in creative format”
Thousands of hearings and trials already postponed Workers employed by the Ministry of Justice begin a new strike today in courts and judicial services, “an atypical strike”, explain reports, which
‘No concrete progress’ in talks to end court officials’ strike
Portugal’s Judicial Officials Union (SFJ), members of which are currently waging a partial, have lamented that “there was nothing concrete to be communicated to judicial officials by the government” at
Court destroys “insurance cartel” convictions. From fines of over €40 million to … absolute acquittal
Judge “highly critical” of investigation led by Competitions Authority Santarém’s Competitions Court has today “completely annulled the insurance cartel” so famously slapped with over €54 million in fines back in
Judge rules €1.25 million art fraud ‘too old to hold anyone accountable’
Former BPN director of Private Banking found guilty, sentenced to jail, walks free The extraordinary story of how a €1.25 million fraud bounced around the Portuguese justice system until the
TAP inquiry asks market regulator to lift justice ‘secrecy’ over fundamental questions
The TAP enquiry committee is asking the Securities Market Commission to lift its ‘justice secrecy’ on information that it considers fundamental to understanding the intricacies of events that have been
Court annuls extinction of Berardo Foundation
Lawyer applauds “courage to do justice even in this adverse environment” The Administrative and Fiscal Court of Funchal annulled the extinction of the José Berardo Foundation, reversing a decision the
Striking court workers cause postponement of over 21,000 hearings/ trials nationwide
Every day that goes by with court workers striking sees further pressure added to the constipated aisles of the Portuguese justice system. Since its start on February 15 the current
More efficient court system “could raise investor confidence in Portugal”
OECD report also recommends “better regulation of business activity” The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommends that “better regulation of business activity and a more efficient judicial system