diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/RoleManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/RoleManager.java
index 51306a4..f14b9f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/RoleManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/RoleManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ public interface RoleManager {
 	 * @throws UserRetrievalFault
 	 */
 	boolean isAdmin(long userId) throws UserRetrievalFault;
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param userId userId the LR UserId, not the username
+	 * @param groupId the LR groupId
+	 * @param roleId  the LR roleId
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean hasRole(long userId, long groupId, long roleId);
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param userId userId the LR UserId, not the username
+	 * @param teamId the LR teamId
+	 * @param roleId  the LR roleId
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean hasTeam(long userId, long teamId);
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param userId the LR UserId
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java
index fea762e..07d019f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java
@@ -132,6 +132,30 @@ public class LiferayRoleManager implements RoleManager {
 		}
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasRole(long userId, long groupId, long roleId) {
+		try {
+			List<GCubeRole> roles = listRolesByUserAndGroup(userId, groupId);
+			for (GCubeRole gCubeRole : roles) {
+				if (gCubeRole.getRoleId() == roleId)
+					return true;
+			}
+		} catch (GroupRetrievalFault | UserRetrievalFault e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasTeam(long userId, long teamId) {		
+		try {
+			return UserLocalServiceUtil.hasTeamUser(teamId, userId);
+		} catch (SystemException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
@@ -512,4 +536,5 @@ public class LiferayRoleManager implements RoleManager {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
 }