Global Legal Post is at the Malta Maritime Summit 2018, officially opened by the Malta transport minister, who also held tripartite meeting. | 4yrs

Following a CJEU order, the EU intellectual property office (EUIPO) needs to revisit a 16-year-old decision on the shape of KitKat bars. | 5yrs

Despite celebrity endorsement, reform of EU copyright reform voted down giving campaigning internet companies a big win. | 5yrs

Regulators are concerned cross-border investigations could be placed in jeopardy by GDPR requirements. | 5yrs

The European Commission (EC) is proposing new rules to remove regulatory barriers and offer market-led solutions for sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS). | 5yrs

The Portuguese law firm is bringing together a wide range of experts to teach academics, scientists, lawyers and the curious the legal aspects of AI. | 5yrs

Portugal's state expenses on lawyers is skyrocketing hitting an average of some €15 million a year between 2014-2016 with the bulk going on contracts for legal advice. | 5yrs

Lino Torgal of Lino Torgal & Associados joins as a partner of Garrigues succeeding João Rosado Correia who left for Miranda. | 6yrs

Lisbon-based international law firm Miranda & Associados has hired Joao Rosado Correia as a partner. | 6yrs

Andersen Global has announced a new presence in Portugal with the addition of Nobre Guedes, Mota Soares & Associados (NGMS), a law firm serving both public and private entities. | 6yrs

Madeleine McCann's parents have launched a fresh legal battle after a a Portuguese court ruling left a question mark over their involvement in their daughter's disappearance. | 6yrs

One of the UK's most esteemed family lawyers, Richard Parry, may be forced by a High Court judge to step down from his trusteeship of the Longleat Estate. | 7yrs

The firm, which is strong in Africa, has seen a number of top lawyers depart to its rival including its chairman and head of litigation. | 8yrs

Luís Pais Antunes has become PLMJ's new managing partner for the next three years, taking over from Manuel Santos Vítor, who had held the position since 2008. | 8yrs

The military police has searched 91 establishments, including law and accountancy firms, and seized 1,500 vehicles as part of an investigation into the buying and selling of cars - in what is the largest seizure of such vehicles by these squads. | 8yrs

Iberian law firm Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho advised Cofidis Participations on the acquisition of Banif Mais | 8yrs

The Portuguese law firm is upping its business credentials by recruiting from business. | 8yrs

The Portuguese law firm has revamped its management. | 8yrs

The law firm has recruited a Swedish lawyer to help attract Scandanavian investors and individuals to Portugal. | 8yrs