The National Commission for Critical Infrastructure Protection (source document in Spanish), established on July 1 and chaired by the Secretary of State for Security, is the competent body to approve Sectoral Strategic Plans and to designate critical operators.

The definitive annulment of the LEZ opens the door for affected citizens and businesses to claim damages arising from the application of a bylaw declared contrary to the principle of proportionality...

Iberian Lawyer TV: Revival of investor interest in Spain

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling in the Obadal case that fundamentally challenges Spain's approach to managing abusive temporary employment in public administrations. This judgment questions whether Spanish mechanisms for addressing irregular contract chaining meet European standards of effectiveness, proportionality, and deterrent effect, with far-reaching implications for indefinite non-permanent workers...

This adjustment was allowed, without penalty, if the applicant could demonstrate a tax burden payment equal to 10% of the purchase price of any non-declared goods.

For anyone who was not able to join last week's Investing and Doing Business in Spain: A Legal Perspective webinar, we've got you covered!

El pasado día 4 de julio de 2018 se publicó en el BOE la esperada Ley de Presupuestos Generales del Estado para el año 2018 (Ley 6/2018, de 3 de julio).

According to the judgment of the Constitutional Court of 12 July 2021 (writ of amparo 5508-2018) an individual employee may challenge the business reasons for a collective dismissal.

TIVUL is accrued as a consequence of the sale of a parcel of urban land, and is calculated objectively based on its cadastral value and the number of years it has been the legal possession of the seller.

On July 1, the Constitutional Court has reported, by means of an information note, that it has declared as unconstitutional the regulation of installment payments on Corporate Income...

El Tribunal Constitucional declara inconstitucional y anula la Declaración Tributaria Especial

En esta consulta, basándose en la Resolución del TEAC de 17 diciembre de 2017 y en la Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 1 junio de 2017, la DGT entiende que en el caso planteado ...

In January 2006 a bill has been submitted to the Spanish Parliament concerning access to the legal profession. At present when students obtain their Law degree they automatically become legal practitioners. Any Law-degree holder (the course is completed over a five-year period), may be admitted to the Bar Association as from the next day he finishes he studies and from that very moment he may act as legal counsel in any matter regardless of its nature, complexity or amount.

Key Regulatory Developments In Spain - September 28, 2018

The date originally planned for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union was March 29, 2019. However, the European Council and the United Kingdom

Greater economic stability, the offer of attractively priced assets, and a growing demand for direct lending means that private equity funds are increasingly targeting the Iberian market.

Perception of corruption among lawyers greatest in Portugal, where majority say it is a problem, but also a belief that it is a 'cultural issue' in Spain

This fact results in some regulated entities being forced to request their clients for a certified copy of their identity documents, which distorts the nature of remote activities.

El 1 de julio, el Tribunal Constitucional ha adelantado, mediante una nota informativa, que ha estimado la cuestión de inconstitucionalidad sobre la regulación de los pagos