MAGNA Sociedade de Advogados, S.P., R.L. advises clients in the areas of Criminal Law and Administrative Offences, including:
- Drafting criminal complaints;
- Assistance throughout criminal investigations, including representation at all procedural steps before criminal police authorities and criminal investigation courts;
- Challenging search warrants and the seizure of assets;
- Applications for the review or alteration of pre-trial detention measures;
- Habeas corpus proceedings;
- Review of criminal convictions;
- Appeals to the Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court;
- Appeals to the European Court of Human Rights;
- Strategic defence planning in criminal proceedings involving offences such as homicide, genocide, assault, ill-treatment, threats, rape, procuring, narcotics offences, kidnapping, criminal damage, theft, handling of stolen goods, fraud, corruption, embezzlement, influence peddling, illegal immigration, insolvency offences, wrongful administration, forgery and counterfeiting, arson, environmental offences, dangerous driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, disobedience, breach of trust, defamation, insult, abuse of press freedom, and money laundering;
- Assistance in extradition proceedings involving nationals detained abroad and foreign nationals detained in Portugal;
- Assistance in proceedings relating to doping offences;
- Assistance in proceedings relating to copyright, trademark, and patent offences;
- Assistance in proceedings relating to offences involving public finances and Social Security;
- Assistance in proceedings relating to economic offences;
- Preparation of compensation claims.