24.02.2026
Practice Areas: Public and Environment
Industries: Environment
Type: Press
Source: Jornal de Negócios
Filipa Calheiros Ferraz highlights that Portuguese courts face challenges in climate-related cases
“Companies are already starting to worry about becoming targets of potential climate litigation, but only a minority have mitigation and adaptation plans in place,” says Filipa Calheiros Ferraz in statements to Jornal de Negócios.
The associate lawyer at Abreu Advogados adds that Portugal is still at an early stage in this area: “climate litigation in Portugal, unlike in other European countries, is still taking its first steps,” and that “Portuguese courts face a wide range of challenges” in this type of case.
Read the full article (available in Portuguese).
