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22/02/2024
Joint Order extending exceptional licensing deadlines for renewable energy...
The offices of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate and the Secretary of State for the Environment issued today a Joint Order extending several key deadlines in the licensing procedures for projects...
22/02/2024
Quantum Computing: As a Cybersecurity threat
Challenging. This is perhaps the best way to put the issue of cybersecurity at a time of growing technological evolution, where Artificial Intelligence, 6G and the Internet of Things are beginning to...
15/02/2024
CMS Portugal highlighted by Chambers & Partners Global 2024
CMS Portugal has been recognised in the prestigious Chambers & Partners Global directory in seven categories and has received 11 individual nominations from eight lawyers.   Check out all the nominations:...
31/01/2024
CMS Portugal and LBR debate the new Angolan General Labour Law
CMS Portugal and its associated law firm in Angola, LBR Advogados, held an event yesterday, in Luanda, on the theme: "What to expect from the new Angolan General Labour Law?". Alberto Galhardo Simões...
24/01/2024
Chips made in Europe
Over the last year, the "Chip Wars" have taken on a new dimension. Recognition of the strategic value of semiconductors, particularly microchips (or "chips"), has led to a geopolitical escalation in production...
11/12/2023
Meet The Law – Employment & Pensions
It was published, December 11, 2023, the Ministerial Order no. 421/2023 that updates the amount of the Social Support Index (IAS) for the year 2024. The amount, which is currently EUR 480,43 (four hundred...
07/12/2023
Meet the Law - Employment & Pensions
It was published, on the 7th of December 2023, the Ordinance no. 414/2023, changing the normal age of access to the old-age pension from 66 years and 4 months to 66 years and 7 months, to come into force...
17/10/2023
CMS/LBR signs protocol in Angola to promote professional internships
CMS and its partner in Angola, LBR, signed a protocol yesterday aimed at providing professional internships to the best students in the area of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law of the Agostinho Neto...
15/09/2023
Lusophone Africa Snapshot
The September edition of the snapshot prepared by CMS Portugal's Lusophone Africa team highlights the integration of the team's two newest trainees, Inês Machado da Silva and Lourenço Quintão. You'll...
28/08/2023
Meet the Law - Tax
Decree-Law no. 73/2023 - Transposing Directive (EU) 2021/2101 regarding the disclosure of information on income tax by certain companies and branchesThe aim of this Decree-Law is to increase companies’...
16/02/2023
CMS Portugal co-hosted "VASP Regulation, Risk Management and Rating" international...
CMS Portugal hosted together with Kismet the "VASP Regulation, Risk Management and Rating" conference in Amsterdam and virtually, on February 9, 2023. Developments in recent years, in the field of new...
14/02/2023
Lusophone Africa Snapshot
We reach February with a new edition of Snapshot prepared by the CMS Portugal Lusophone Africa team. This marks the second anniversary of Snapshot and starts with an introductory note from Cátia Tavares...