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Rui Loforte

Partner
Head of Labor and Intellectual Property

Contact
Maputo
CGA – Couto, Graça & Associados
Av. 24 de Julho, 7
Maputo
Mozambique
Languages English, Portuguese

Rui Loforte is a highly accomplished legal professional with expertise in labor law and industrial property.

Rui Loforte specializes in labor law and industrial property, bringing extensive knowledge and experience in these areas. He has successfully led teams in significant acquisition projects involving Mozambican and foreign banks, and played a key role in the revision of energy laws in Mozambique. Moreover, he has overseen multiple structural restructurings for both national and international companies, showcasing his expertise in corporate matters.

With his impressive track record and broad expertise, Rui Loforte is a respected legal professional who continues to make valuable contributions to the legal field in Mozambique.

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Relevant experience

  • Partner and Head of the Labor and Intelectual Property Departments of Couto, Graça & Associados since 2011; 
  • Partner of Furtado, Bhikha, Loforte, Popat & Associados, from 2009 to 2011; 
  • Founding Partner of Furtado & Loforte, from 2007 to 2009; 
  • Director of the Legal Departament of Insitec Group, from 2005 to 2007; 
  • Coordinator of the Legal Department of “SCI – Sociedade de Controlo e Gestão de Participações financeiras, S.A.”, from 2001 to 2005. 
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Memberships & Roles

  • President of the Board of the General Assembly of the Maputo Basketball Association, from 2004 to 2015; and 
  • Secretary of the Board of the General Assembly of “BCI - Banco Comercial de Investimentos”, from 2008 to 2012. 
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Education

Law degree, from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique, in 2002. 

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20/09/2023
Approval of the new Labor Law
The dynamics of social relations have evolved at a rapid rate in recent times.Along with environmental changes, epidemics and the evolution of technology, the responses to these challenges have led to...
18/09/2023
Approval of the new Labor Law
The dynamics of social relations have evolved at a rapid rate in recent times. Along with environmental changes, epidemics and the evolution of technology, the responses to these challenges have led to new ways of looking at these realities and, as a result, it has led to new models and formats for labour relations. After several years of hesitation, progress and setbacks, as well as the social dynamics that filled the world, a new law was recently approved, Law 13/2023 of the 25th of August, the Labour Law. The following have been made subject to the written form: employment contracts on commission, work at home contracts, manual labour construction contract, temporary work, labour brokering employment contract, intermittent work contracts and teleworking. The probationary period regime has undergone changes, as has the establishment of legal consequences for the use of legally prohibited means of obtaining evidence. Moreover, paternity leave of seven days has been established in the event of the birth of a child and 60 days in the event of the death or incapacity of the parent. The system for hiring foreign workers for non-profit organisations was strengthened, as well as the system for multiple employers and multi-em­ploy­ment. The legal regime for intermittent work contracts and teleworking was introduced, and working hours were established on an alternating basis. The system for suspending employment contracts due to force majeure and unforeseeable circumstances has been established.A wide range of rights and duties of those involved in labour relations have been established, strengthened and clarified, such as the compensation system in cases of termination of the employment contract on the employer's initiative with prior notice, the establishment of a justifiable reason for absence in the event of the death of parents-in-law, sons-in-law and daugh­ters-in-law, as well as the suspension of the limitation period during maternity and paternity leave or illness that makes it impossible for the employee to attend work. This law comes into force on the 21st of February 2024, 180 days after the date of its publication.