Melanda.law

At Melanda

We Deliver Professional Legal Counsel with Excellence

Family Law

We provide legal advice in Family Law under the Portuguese legal framework, ensuring the protection of personal and property rights and the best interests of children in all family proceedings.

Commercial and Corporate Law

We have extensive experience ensuring legal compliance and promoting legal security throughout all stages of the business cycle, providing legal advice under the Portuguese legal framework and supporting companies, sole traders, and investors in the ongoing protection of their legal interests.

Urban Lease Law

We defend our clients’ interests, whether landlords or tenants, in matters related to urban lease law, ensuring compliance with legal obligations and the effective and transparent protection of both parties’ rights, in accordance with the Portuguese legal framework.

Criminal & Administrative Offences Law

We provide legal representation and defence in criminal and administrative proceedings under Portuguese law, with close support and rigorous, strategic action focused on protecting our clients' fundamental rights and guarantees.

Estate Planning & Inheritance

We guide our clients, their families and heirs through every stage of succession proceedings. We ensure the deceased's wishes are honoured and that asset distribution proceeds fairly, transparently and with equitable protection of all rights under Portuguese law.

Registrations and Notarial Services

We act in matters subject to registration and in notarial services, ensuring strict compliance with Portuguese law and the secure and lawful formalisation of acts relating to civil, property, and corporate life.

Labour and Disciplinary Law

We provide legal support to both employers and employees in all matters related to labour and disciplinary law in Portugal, ensuring compliance with the Portuguese Labour Code and protecting the rights of all parties involved.

Insolvency

We provide legal guidance in insolvency matters under Portuguese law, assisting both companies and individuals in financial distress through court-supervised restructuring or liquidation procedures, as provided for in the Portuguese Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code (CIRE).

International Law

We provide legal advice in cross-border matters where Portuguese law interacts with foreign jurisdictions. Our services are tailored to individuals, families, and businesses with international interests connected to Portugal.

Law of Obligations (Contract Law)

We provide legal assistance in the field of the Law of Obligations and Contracts under the Portuguese legal system, ensuring clarity, balance, and legal certainty throughout all stages of negotiation, execution, and performance.

Compensation and Civil Liability

We provide legal advice in the field of compensation and civil liability under the Portuguese legal framework, ensuring the protection of rights and full reparation of both pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages.

Property Law

We provide legal assistance in Property Law under the Portuguese legal system, ensuring the protection of ownership rights, possession, use, and enjoyment of both movable and immovable assets, as well as the resolution of ownership disputes.

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