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Miguel Osório de Castro

Academic Background

  • Law Degree (1990-1995) and Master's in Law (2000-2002).
  • 2010/2011: Successfully completed the coursework for the Ph.D. in Law at the Law School of Universidade Católica.

Teaching Experience

  • 1996–Present: Assistant Professor at the now-defunct Faculty of Law of Universidade Moderna do Porto and currently at the Faculty of Law, Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Worked under the guidance of Professor Jorge Sinde Monteiro (Full Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra) and Professor Maria Olinda Garcia (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra), teaching:

    • Introduction to the Study of Law (1st year)
    • General Theory of Civil Law (2nd year)
    • Law of Obligations (3rd year)
    • Guarantees of Obligations (5th year)
    • Law of Contracts (5th year).
    • Currently teaches General Theory of Civil Law I and II (2nd year).

  • Member of the Research Institute for Legal Studies (I2J) at the Faculty of Law, Universidade Lusófona do Porto.

  • Scientific Events Coordination and Speaking Engagements:

    • February 2017: Joint scientific coordinator for the Congress on Urban Leasing in Porto, delivered a lecture on the Tenant’s Right of Preference.
    • January 2018: Joint scientific coordinator of the Colloquium on the Revision of the Public Contracts Code, presented on The Regime of Electronic Contracting: Innovations and Continuity.
    • September 2021: Speaker at the 2nd Congress on Urban Planning Law, presenting Contractual Models in Urban Rehabilitation.

Professional Career

  • Licensed attorney (Registration No. 6814p, Porto District Council).
  • Trained at Dr. Osório de Castro’s law office in Vila Nova de Gaia.
  • Founding partner of Osório de Castro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, RL, based in Vila Nova de Gaia, practicing since 1995.
  • Listed arbitrator for:
    • CIMPAS (Insurance Information, Mediation, Ombudsman, and Arbitration Center).
    • Commercial Arbitration Center of the Commercial Association of Porto.
    • Automotive Sector Arbitration Center.