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.

The new Spanish Act 15/2007, of 3 July 2007, on the Defence of Competition (the “new SCA”) increases the competences of the Spanish competition authorities in the field of state aid.

In the middle of the fifties, the installed electrical power in Spain did not exceed four thousand MW and production was just fourteen-thousand GWh. Since then, the Spanish economy has grown at rates never achieved before.

This paper analyses the impact of the Court of Justice ruling of 25 February 2025, C 339/22, BSH/Electrolux (ECLI:EU:C:2025:108), on the Unified Patent Court's praxis and the application of its long arm.

The Final First Provision of Organic Law 15/1999, of 13 December for Protection of Personal Data (LOPD) contemplates the competence of the Government to approve or modify the reglementary provisions necessary for application and development of the Law. Eight years have had to pass for us to see, at least, a draft Royal Decree which – under the aegis of the above mentioned Final Provision – approves the Regulation developing the LOPD.

Last 24th March 2007 the Organic Law 3/2007, for the Effective Equality of Men and Women came into force in Spain.

This paper examines which are the rules that the Unified Patent Court must apply when it has jurisdiction to hear actions relating to classic European patents validated in State...

This paper examines the conditions under which decisions handed down by the Unified Patent Court in relation to classic European patents validated in a State that is not a party to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, as is the case of Spain, may be recognised and enforced in such country.

The limits to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) to hear disputes relating to classic European patents validated in States that are not party to the UPC Agreement...

Company’s acquisitions are normally carried out either by means of a shares deal (purchase of shares) or an assets deal (purchase of assets).

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Spain, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Spain, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries