In an article in the Diário Económico on the 29th of July 2009 in which he weighs up the political measures that have marked its activities over the past four years, João Vieira de Almeida, together with other well-known Portugal-based lawyers, highlights what has been done to “simplify access to justice”. He also says that, “although much remains to be done, much has been done to streamline, simplify and improve access to Justice”.