Faculty of Law · University of Coimbra
Professor at the Faculty of Law,
University of Coimbra. Lawyer and arbitrator.
Teaching, research and legal practice,
with a focus on people, health and public institutions.
Fields of work
Research and professional practice in civil and family law, health law, registration law and public law.
Legal parentage, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and the right to know one’s genetic origins.
02Medical research, informed consent, data protection and medical liability.
03Land registration, access to land registry information and European cooperation.
04Public procurement, legal advice and arbitration in administrative and civil matters.
Books and articles
Book
Procriação Medicamente Assistida: Gestação de Substituição, Anonimato do Dador e Outros Problemas, Gestlegal, setembro de 2022
Assisted reproductive technologies, with a focus on surrogacy, donor anonymity and related legal questions.
Articles & chapters
“The Right to Know One’s Genetic Origins: Portuguese Solutions in a Comparative Perspective”, European Review of Private Law, (2008) 16 ERPL 5, Kluwer Law International, pp. 779-799.
Portuguese approaches to the right to know one’s genetic origins, considered in a comparative perspective.
International cooperation
Participation in European projects on land registry information, biomedical research, data protection and collective redress.
Principal investigator and member of the Executive Committee of the IMOLA IV project, within the European Land Registry Association.
Research projectsContact