Guides
When a Debt Expires in Portugal
How long a creditor has to claim a debt in Portugal, from six months on utility bills to 20 years after a judgment, and what restarts the clock.
Legal
Guides
When a Creditor Seizes Your Pay or Bank Account in Portugal
How much of your pay, pension, or bank balance a creditor can take in Portugal, what can never be seized, and the 10 days you have to object.
Guides
Setting Up Adult Guardianship in Portugal
How the accompanied adult (maior acompanhado) regime works: who can apply, the support a court can order, choosing the carer, reviews, and planning ahead.
Heritage
A Three-Month-Old Heritage Association Gets Its Day in Court Over Viana do Castelo's New Market, and the Council Threatens to Bill It
A Braga court admitted the injunction on 1 September, the same day the works restarted after eight months of archaeology. The mayor says he will pursue the association for the delay. What the judge actually did is narrower than the headlines suggest.
Guides
Getting an Urgent Court Order against the State in Portugal
How to ask an administrative court to stop a public decision fast in Portugal: who can apply, the 48-hour first order, the automatic freeze, costs, and risks.
Business
Decree-Law 177/2026 Rewrites Portugal's Public Contracts Code, and From 1 October 150,000 Euros of Building Work Can Go to One Firm Without a Tender
The reform trailed in June is now law, in force on 1 October. Beyond the higher direct-award ceilings, the published text adds voluntary arbitration, a new ground for awarding nothing, and a bar on inviting companies that share a beneficial owner.
Technology
A Class Action Over Uber's Pay Algorithm Lands in Amsterdam, and Portuguese Drivers Are Eligible to Join It Even Though the Wire Reports Leave Portugal Off the List
Stichting WIE International filed on Wednesday, arguing the dynamic pay system breaches article 22 of the GDPR. Its research puts Uber's average commission at about 29 percent. Portugal's parliament capped the platform share at 25 percent nine days ago.