Syllabus:

General objective:

– To develop skills that enable students to apply the knowledge acquired in solving practical situations, which will also be supported by the corresponding case law analysis.

Specific objectives:

1 – Analyze the legal and contractual concepts underlying specific aspects of the formation of contracts and their possible termination;

2 – Analyze and explain the dynamic concept of civil liability as a source of obligations and the corresponding right to compensation;

3 – Distinguish the substantive and procedural analysis of special guarantees in guarantees of obligations;

4 – To deepen the knowledge previously acquired on the subject of accessory clauses in legal transactions and, in these, to explore the clauses of a general nature and those that are specific to legal disposal transactions.

CONTENTS

I – Contract formation

1 – Lasting contracts and ‘relationship’ contracts

2 – The limitation of contractual freedom specific to adhesion contracts

3 – The ‘just cause’ for cancellation and the unenforceability of the contractual relationship; abusive clauses in ‘relationship’ contracts

4 – Contractual justice

5 – Hardship clauses

6 – Opportunistic non-performance/efficient non-performance

II – Civil liability

1 – Principles of European Civil Liability Law

2 – Presuppositions for the applicability of different types of liability

3 – Contest of liability: tort vs. contract

4 – Third forms of liability

5 – Obligation to compensate

III – Guarantees of Obligations

1 – Personal guarantee and real guarantee; the use of the ownership of a right as a guarantee

2 – Personal guarantees – realisations

3 – Guarantees in rem – realisations

4 – The ownership of a right as a guarantee

V – Accessory clauses in legal transactions

Syllabus:

As objectives, it is intended that students:

1. Know the main concepts relating to the taxation of income, expenses and assets in the Portuguese tax system;

2. Know the subject of tax planning and anti-abuse measures;

3. Acquire notions of International Tax Law, addressing the connecting factors for taxation purposes, international conventions on tax matters and, finally, methods to avoid double taxation.

CONTENTS

I – The Portuguese tax system

1. Taxation of individuals: the IRS

2. Taxation of legal entities: IRC

3. Expenditure taxation: VAT

4. Taxation of assets: IMI, IMT and IS

II – Tax Planning

1. Intra legem tax planning

2. Extra legem tax planning

2.1. Anti-abuse measures

3. Contra legem tax planning

III – International Tax Law

1. Connecting factors for taxation purposes: residence and source

2. International tax conventions

3. Double taxation issues

3.1. Methods to avoid double taxation

Syllabus:

OBJECTIVES:

General Objectives

– Provide advanced training on corporate law topics;

– Promote attitudes of analysis, critique, argumentation, and debate;

– Develop skills that enable students to apply the knowledge acquired in solving complex cases typical of professional practice.

Specific Objectives Upon completion of this course unit, the student should be able to:

– Address the main doctrinal and jurisprudential issues related to the topics under study.

– Apply the knowledge acquired in solving complex cases typical of professional practice.

CONTENTS

Topic: Organisation and Functioning of Commercial Companies

I – General Aspects (especially Public Limited Companies and Private Limited Companies) Mandatory corporate bodies Optional corporate bodies Statutory bodies Organic composition of the various types of companies

II – Shareholders’ Resolutions Concept Forms Minutes

III – Governance of Commercial Companies

1. Organisation of private limited companies

2. Organisation of public limited companies

Syllabus:

General:

1 – To provide students with the necessary skills to write scientific papers.

Specific:

2 – To know and apply the theoretical and methodological assumptions of scientific research.

3 – Identify and understand the different components of the scientific research process;

4 – Identify and understand the stages involved in writing a master’s dissertation.

CONTENTS

1. Theoretical and methodological assumptions of scientific research

2. The research process

2.1 Identification of the problem and/or research questions

2.2 Bibliographical and jurisprudential research

2.3 Bibliographical, legislative and case law review

3. Developing a master’s dissertation

Syllabus:

Identification of intellectual creation protection modalities: Enable students to identify the different modalities of legal protection for intellectual creations, with an emphasis on industrial property.

Understanding the industrial property registration processes: Develop students’ capacity to understand the registration process of industrial property rights in Portugal and the European Union.

Differentiation of exploitation forms: Provide an in-depth understanding of the different forms of exploitation of industrial property rights, including licensing and assignment contracts.

Prevention and conflict management: Teach students to evaluate and prevent situations of unfair competition and promote respect for industrial property rights.

CONTENTS

1. Intellectual and Industrial Property: Introduction

2. Industrial Property Rights

2.1 Patents: requirements, duration, limitations, and legal effects.

2.2 Trademarks, logos, and geographical indications: requirements, duration, limitations, and legal effects.

2.3 Designs and models: concept and protection.

3. Industrial Property Registration Process

3.1 National and European registration procedures.

3.2 International conventions and treaties.

4. Contracts for Exploitation of Industrial Property Rights

4.1 Licensing: concept, structure, types (exclusive and non-exclusive). 4.2 Assignment of rights: distinction and legal effects.

4.3 Analysis of contract clauses: practical examples of licensing and assignment.

5. Unfair Competition

5.1 Definition and types of unfair competition acts.

5.2 Trade secrets.

5.3 Relevant case law and applicable sanctions.

Syllabus:

General objectives

– Provide advanced training on the organization and operation of the Notary and Civil Registry.

– To promote attitudes of analysis, criticism, argumentation and debate on the theme.

– Develop skills that allow students to apply the knowledge acquired in the resolution of cases specific to the practice of the profession. Specific objectives

– Understand the organization and operation of Notaries, as well as the principles and requirements of the Civil Registry.

Apply the acquired knowledge, namely in the choice of contract to be made in each concrete case, with due respect for the formalities, mentions and requirements legally required Apply the knowledge acquired to identify the facts subject to civil registration, the way of registration and proper processing of the private processes of the Civil Registry.

CONTENTS

Parte I – Notary

1. The notarial function.

2. Species of documents

3. Authentication of particular documents

4. The public deed and authenticated particular documents

5. Execution of notarial acts.

6. Information relating to matrix and land registration

7. Instrumental Witnesses and Accidental stakeholders

8.Minutes and title of corporate acts

Parte II – Civil registry

9. Principles of registry

10. Birth, marriage and death seats.

11. Exclusive civil registration procedures- divorce procedures and process of separation of people and goods

12. Nationality: various procedures and forms of acquisition/attribution

Syllabus:

General Objectives:

A. Develop skills in argumentative criticism

B. Research and study specific themes

C. Discuss procedural issues

D. Settle complex practical cases Specific objectives:

E. Enhance and update knowledge of General Theory and Declaratory Civil Procedural Law, Enforcement Civil Procedural Law and Protective Measures.

F. Comprehend and apply the concepts and institutes of European Civil Procedural Law

G. Problematise, discuss and research specific procedural issues from a doctrinal and jurisprudential point of view

H. Address concrete cases applying issues of declaratory procedure (common and special), enforcement procedure, procedural incidents, evidence and protective measures; and European civil procedure.

CONTENTS

I – Protective Measures

II – Incidents of Instance

III – General Theory and Declaratory Proceedings

IV – Enforcement Proceedings

V – Special Proceedings

VI – European Civil Procedural Law

VII – Evidence Law The specific topics to be developed and discussed, relating to each of the topics in the syllabus, will be the result of a list of topics to be provided in the first lesson, in accordance with the state of the art of the subjects and also taking into account the students’ options, also for assessment purposes.

Syllabus:

Provide students with knowledge and skills in research and scientific methodology, in particular, aimed at preparing master’s dissertations.

CONTENTS

Scientific research Dissertation proposal The topic Planning Scientific research Research ethics Plagiarism Dissertation structure Writing The Portuguese standard NP 405-1 1994 – Information and Documentation Sources and bibliography Annexes Writing a scientific paper Publication of scientific papers