JOSÉ GAGLIARDINI JOINS THE TEAM AS OF COUNSEL

Lawyer José Gagliardini has been joining the VF team as of counsel since the beginning of 2025. He has a degree and a Master’s in Law, has been a member of the Bar Association for over 27 years and has extensive experience in different areas of substantive and procedural law. Throughout his professional career, in […]
IPBN´S MEMBER MEET MEMBER EVENT

It was at the emblematic Palácio da Bolsa that Vellozo Ferreira had the pleasure of organising with the IPBN an event to introduce the new members of this network. ‘Member meet Member’ aims to strengthen commercial relations between Portuguese and Irish companies and explore opportunities for co-operation between the two markets. The presentation of the […]
IPBN PODCAST: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW IN PORTUGAL

In this episode of the IPBN – Ireland Portugal Business Network podcast, Paula Costa discusses labour law issues that are of interest to those preparing to come and work in our country. For Irish companies wishing to set up in Portugal, whether by posting their own workers or hiring local teams, there are a number […]
INVESTING IN PORTUGAL – INCENTIVES, FUNDS AND TAX BENEFITS

Portugal continues to be one of the countries with the best environment for an international company to be established.
Our country offers national and foreign investors investment in the form of financial incentives, repayable or non-refundable, tax benefits and co-financing. We also set up a system for monitoring, facilitating and reducing bureaucracy in the implementation of projects considered to be of «potential national interest» named PIN projects.
We recommend the companies to explore the options available and consider how these incentives can contribute to their business objectives.
NEW PARTNER AT VELLOZO FERREIRA

Vellozo Ferreira’s team of partners has just been strengthened with the addition of Paula Costa.
PARTICIPATION IN THE SEMINAR “THE STATE OF THE FRENCH INDUSTRY IN PORTUGAL”

The French Desk, represented by Isabel Vellozo Ferreira, presented the legal framework for setting up French companies in Portugal at the seminar organised by the Luso-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
IPBN PODCAST: TALKING ABOUT PORTS AND THE MARITIME TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

As part of her participation in the “Ocean Conference”, organised by IPBN – Ireland Portugal Business Network, Isabel Vellozo Ferreira talked to Luís Monteiro (APDL) about the legal issues surrounding maritime transport, an area in which international law, European law and domestic law compete, against the backdrop of sustainability, an unavoidable topic when we talk […]
CHANGES TO THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE NON HABITUAL RESIDENT FISCAL REGIME

The Non-Habitual Resident tax regime, created in 2009, was developed with the aim of attracting foreign residents by offering significant tax benefits. Despite the various advantages offered, the Draft State Budget for 2024 repealed this regime by establishing, in article 195 of Draft Law no. 109/XV/2. ª (revocatory rule), that the articles establishing the tax regime for Non-Habitual Residents are to be revoked.
VELLOZO FERREIRA JOINS THE IRELAND PORTUGAL BUSINESS NETWORK

Vellozo Ferreira has joined the IPBN – Ireland Portuguese Business Network, as an Executive Partner, since october 2023. The aim of this network is to stimulate and promote commercial relations between companies in the two countries. The business network is made up of more than 200 companies based in Portugal and Ireland. In this context, […]
PASSENGER RIGHTS IN CASES OF DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS OF FLIGHTS AND MISSING CONNECTION FLIGHTS

Approaching the end of the year and the festive seasons, the number of passengers traveling by plane increases exponentially. There are numerous cases of flight delays, cancellations and missed connecting flights, and passengers need to know their rights.