Paulo Farinha Alves speaks to Iberian Lawyer on the way "white collar crime" is investigated in Portugal

PLMJ partner Paulo Farinha Alves emphasises some inconsistencies between investigations into economic crimes and white collar crimes, and the most recent reforms of the Penal Code. For this PLMJ crime specialist, it seems there is no way to speed up the investigation and legal process in this country. However, Paulo Farinha Alves attributes this lack of speed to the complexity of the problems under investigation, to misunderstandings between the parties involved and to the fact that the courts are overburdened with cases.

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