How long do I have to make a claim in Portugal?
General limitation rules in Portugal. Indicative only: exceptions, suspensions and recent reforms are common, so confirm your deadline with a lawyer.
- Contract claims
- 20 years. Ordinary period; many specific contractual claims have shorter periods (e.g. 5 years or less).
- Non-contractual damages (tort)
- 3 years (from knowledge)
- Personal injury
- 3 years (from knowledge)
- Employment (e.g. dismissal)
- 60 days. Challenging a dismissal: generally 60 days. Other claims generally within 1 year after the contract ends.
- Fraud (civil claim)
- 3 years (from knowledge)