MACEDO VITORINO | European Union, Portugal | 9 May 2022
Data is everywhere. Information assets are highly valued by companies. Nowadays, businesses depend more frequently on Information Technologies and…
MACEDO VITORINO | Portugal | 9 May 2022
On 6 May 2022, the Portuguese Government enacted Decree-Law 31/2022, which regulates covered bonds issued by Portuguese credit institutions (New…
MACEDO VITORINO | European Union, Global, Portugal, etc. | 4 May 2022
Portugal is situated in the southwest coast of Europe with Borders only with Spain. With a territory of 92,152 Km2 Portugal has the largest maritime…
MACEDO VITORINO | European Union, Portugal | 2 May 2022
Competition is not only necessary to achieve economic efficiency, but it is one of the essential conditions of a market economy as well. Companies…
MACEDO VITORINO | Portugal | 26 Apr 2022
In 1996, Nick Szabo coined the term "smart contract" in a revolutionary article on the introduction of digital technology in the realm of contracts…
MACEDO VITORINO | European Union, Portugal | 20 Apr 2022
With the development of the Digital Economy, new economic and financial assets, like tokens and cryptocurrencies, were created. Because of their high…
MACEDO VITORINO | Portugal | 19 Apr 2022
The new Decree-Law 30-A/2022 published today at the Portuguese Official Gazette implements the measures recently announced by the Portuguese…
MACEDO VITORINO | European Union | 16 Feb 2022
A Whistleblower Program, if well-designed, is an adequate tool to build a culture of good communication and corporate social responsibility, where…
MACEDO VITORINO | Global | 12 Jan 2022
The idea that robots and machines might one day replace people fascinates and scares many people. Literature, movies and cartoons depict the image of…
MACEDO VITORINO | Portugal | 31 Jul 2020
The new support allows the reduction of working hours, but not the suspension of employment contracts, and is adjusted according to the company's…