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1. What claims may be brought for liability for defective products? Is liability based on fault/ negligence, or strict liability, or both? The liability of defective products is regulated by the: • Portuguese Civil Code (Articles 913 to 922) which can be claimed by non-consumers; • Sale of Consumer Goods and Guarantees Law (Decree-Law No. 67/2003, dated of 8 April, as subsequently...

1. DO EMPLOYEES AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER TO THE BUYER WHEN A BUSINESS IS SOLD? Pursuant to the Portuguese Employment Code, there is a transfer of an undertaking when there is a change of ownership of an undertaking or establishment or part of an undertaking or establishment that constitutes an economic unit, regardless of its cause (e.g. sale, break-up, merger)... Please see full Chapter...