PORTUGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Rita Samoreno Gomes, Petra Carreira and Maria Berta Jerónimo, PLMJ
5. Key Trends 5.1 Impact of Key Trends
Enforcement proceedings in Portugal can only target assets of the debtor located within Portugal.
Portugal’s class action landscape is rapidly expanding and evolving. Since December 2020, consumer asso- ciations have brought numerous class actions against both international and local companies, especially in competition and consumer matters, often mirror- ing cases abroad. We expect the volume to remain high, with increased activity in privacy/data breaches, disputes involving Big Tech and crypto, and actions related to the EU’s recent digital reforms. ESG-related claims may also be expected in Portugal. It remains to be seen which particular questions the upcoming class actions will bring and what impact they will have on the Portuguese legislative landscape.
4. Legislative Reform 4.1 Policy Development
For the time being, there are no known current policy developments or initiatives in relation to the matters discussed in the sections above. 4.2 Legislative Reform Recently, the transposition of the RAD has been a key legislative reform regarding collective redress and class actions (please refer to 1.3 Implementation of the EU Collective Redress Regime for further details). Additionally, it has been suggested that Portugal is exploring broader reforms to its collective redress sys- tem. However, to date, there are no known specific initiatives. Nevertheless, given the growing interest in these issues and the increase in the number of class actions filed in Portugal, new formal legislative pro- posals may be expected in the coming years.
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