The basic legal principles in relation to foreign investment in Spanish territory are found in various legislative instruments: Article 73 B of the treaty of the European Union — which dictates that any restriction on the movement of capital is prohibited between member states and between member states and third countries and consequently, all restrictions […]
What is the actual meaning of being an international lawyer nowadays? Clients do not only need an expert in law, but an interpreter for the international context. Most of the clients of a lawyer operate their business in the international market. It is really common to find clients from X country, with their companies based […]
In the case that the foreign national beginning business operations in Spain would like to avoid the temporary residency requirements for employees, the foreign national should strongly consider hiring agents within Spain (Spanish physical persons or companies) who already have residency and employment authorization and who are already familiar with the Spanish language, customs, way […]
The Spanish Constitution, the Workers’ Statute, and European Directives prohibit terminations motivated by discriminatory reasons. Such prohibited discriminatory reasons may involve characteristics such as age, incapacity, birth, race, origin, racial or ethnic background, civil status, sex, religion, political opinion, sexual orientation, or another other personal or social condition or circumstance. The Workers’ Statute specifically prohibits […]
Spanish employment law distinguishes suspension of the employment contract from termination of the employment contract. Suspension of the employment contract is only a temporary interruption to the employer-employee relationship. Such a situation arises when, for example, an employee suspends his or her employment contract temporarily for the purpose of spending time with a new member […]
The new Royal Decree (RD 1614/2010) which governs and modifies certain aspects of electricity generation activities in Spain which use solar thermoelectric and wind power technologies, dated December 7th and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on December 8th, 2010, is the response of the Government to try to contribute to the economic sustainability […]