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We have participated in the 9th Edition of the International Lawyers Network Real Estate Guide, a key reference for real estate professionals covering over 30 jurisdictions worldwide....

A Practice Note providing an overview of Spain's product safety and regulation for foreign retailers, distributors, manufacturers, or suppliers of goods. This Note offers information regarding product safety laws and regulations, industry-specific considerations, disclosure requirements, and enforcement in Spain....

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a digital asset that is unique and cannot be replaced or exchanged for another of the same value. NFTs are created and stored on a blockchain which is a distributed ledger that records transactions and ensures security and authenticity....

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Overseas investors invest considerably in real estate. This is because of the importance of hospitality and property development sectors in the Spanish economy. Every year, Spain receives around 90.5 million visitors who lodge in hotels and apartments, some of whom decide to buy a second residence. The purchase of hospitality and office premises generates mergers and acquisition (M&A) business, whereas the purchase of residential properties is focused on buying and selling assets, rather than shares of the companies having title over the assets to avoid picking up tax and other contingencies....

Non-compete covenants are often included in company transactions and may be one of the keys to success for the buyer. Sellers that, after selling a company, set up a new one to compete with the old one, are unlikely to be successful in a business transaction....

Globally, the second half of 2022 is witnessing a decrease in M&A deals....

The start-up sector in Spain has now returned to pre-pandemic activity volumes. Although in the first few months of 2022, the volume of investment fell slightly compared with the same period of 2021, the number of transactions increased. In other words, the sector in Spain has carried out more transactions, albeit of a lower volume. This is interesting, because it means that investment has become more polarised, reaching smaller companies. ...

One of the fundamental principles of international arbitration is the idea that arbitration is a creature of contract. This idea is shared by international doctrine and case law. Consent to arbitration has always been presented as a dogma, being the founding principle of any arbitration that allows parties to arbitration, to voluntary assume the effects and consequences of the arbitration....

Five years ago, the discussion on cryptocurrency was maybe typical among conspiracy theory fanatics. It was the debate the anarchist friend would forcedly push into a conversation. The traditional investor disregarded the subject quickly, assuring there was no difference whatsoever between investing in crypto or going crazy in Las Vegas. Today, the crypto-fever has spread quicker than a global pandemic. It is no longer the chatter of an anarchist friend, but the serious recommendation of a professional with investing experience. It has certainly reached surreal heights when the richest man in the world frantically tweets about a digital coin with a dog’s face on it and openly promotes investing in decentralized money, seducing millions to immerse themselves in the encrypted parade. ...

Once a judgment has been passed, Spanish procedural legislation requires that the defendant discloses to the court that its assets are sufficient to satisfy the claim. Failure to comply with such requirement will result in the imposition of fines and may give rise to a criminal offence. Should the defendant persist in this conduct, the claimant may request that the court requires any bank, public body and registry and any natural or legal persons he or she designates to disclose whatever goods, money or assets belonging to the defendant of whose existence they may be aware. In its request, the claimant must succinctly justify the reasons that lead him or her to believe that the required person or institution may have information relating to the asset position of the defendant....

A Q&A guide to dispute resolution law in Spain. The country-specific Q&A gives a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning dispute resolution in this jurisdiction, including court procedures; fees and funding; interim remedies (including attachment orders); disclosure; expert evidence; appeals; class actions; enforcement; cross-border issues; the use of ADR; and any reform proposals....

It is all too obvious the impact cryptocurrency use implicates for future economy. At its beginning, skepticism was the norm when acknowledging this technology, but now many banks, companies and investors are starting to take it very seriously, further accommodating themselves to the demands of a fast-paced market....

Las start-up, como su nombre indican, son empresas de reciente creación que, por lo tanto, no tienen una historia...

¿Sirve de algo tener un pacto de socios cuando se empieza un negocio?...

En mayo del año pasado el Ministerio de Economía elaboró un anteproyecto ...

Nuestra Ley de Sociedades de Capital (en adelante “LSC”) regula, en su Título IX, bajo la rúbrica “Separación y Exclusión de Socios”...

Los artículos 93 de la vigente Ley Orgánica 3/2018, de 5 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos Personales...

El concurso de acreedores no sólo es un derecho para aquel deudor que se encuentra en situación de insolvencia...

De tan lejano antecedente y pasando directamente a la actualidad, debemos comenzar por señalar que la prenda...

Las conocidas como “cláusulas de vencimiento anticipado” son estipulaciones muy frecuentes en el tráfico jurídico...

¿Qué particularidades deben tener en cuenta las empresas a la hora de celebrar contratos a distancia?...

Comentario de la Sentencia de la Sala 1ª del Tribunal Supremo de 17 de diciembre de 2019...

La Directiva (UE) 2016/97, deroga la Ley 26/2006, de 17 de julio...

Una escisión de una sociedad mercantil no es más que la división de una sociedad en dos o más sociedades...

La atribución de competencias. Para dar respuesta a este interrogante es preciso remontarse al año 2011...