Court fees applicable to legal entities in SpainIn their ruling 140/2016 of 21 July 2016, the Plenum of the Spanish Constitutional Court resolved the appeal brought by the Parliamentary Socialist Group of the Congress of Deputies against Law 10/2012, of 20 November 2012, regulating fixed fees in the context of the administration of justice and the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Science.Read more
The Pre-contracting Process of a Consumer Credit Agreement in SpainOne of the basic pillars of the Consumer Credit Agreement Law in Spain (Law 16/2011) is the development of the regulation of the pre-contracting process; that is, the steps prior to a creditor and a consumer entering into a consumer credit agreement.Read more
Hiring disabled workers is mandatory in SpainAccording to the General Law on rights of persons with disabilities and their social integration, companies in Spain with 50 or more employees are required to hire at least 2% of workers with disabilities.Read more
Mandatory registration of the working day in a company in SpainThe recent judgments of the Spanish National High Court stress the established obligation of companies in Spain to keep track of the daily work hours of their employees, regardless of the company’s size. Only with this prior monitoring may companies certify the performance of overtime.Read more
Community fees of business premises in SpainThe Horizontal Property Act and Article 396 of the Civil Code in Spain provide that the obligations of businesses in a community are the same as those of other owners. Therefore, such businesses should bear the costs arising from maintaining the common areas of the community.Read more
Business succession in Spain: the guarantees that must be respectedBusiness succession in Spain must be achieved with a certain degree of care in order to respect all the legal aspects of the acquired company and ensure a peaceful future for the acquiring company. In this way, the social guarantees that are enumerated in Article 44 of the Workers’ Statute should not be forgotten.Read more
The Legal framework on Consumer Credit Agreements in SpainIn Spain, Law 16/2011 derogated the previous legal regime (dating back to 1995) and transposed Directive 2008/48 of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers (the Directive) into Spanish law. Law 16/2011 reproduces the provisions of the Directive. Furthermore, where the Directive has failed to include specific provisions, the old regime has been maintained or even extended to new scenarios, with the aim of increasing the protection granted to Spanish consumers.Read more
The pledged stock of boats: a practical guarantee for dealers and financial institutionsThe Law on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession provides for the pledge stock of boats as a guarantee. Its objective is to facilitate credit to dealers to ensure compliance with the obligations of financial institutions.Read more
FinTech: A booming sector in SpainSpain possesses numerous advantages to welcome start-ups in the FinTech sector. Spain can benefit from the consequences of Brexit if it decides to create a favourable field for such start-ups.Read more
Jan Petr, June – September 2016All lawyers and partners were always happy to answer my technical questions and helped me a lot during the accomplishment of all my tasks. All lawyers and partners were always happy to answer my technical questions and helped me a lot during the accomplishment of all my tasks. Furthermore, I get acquainted with the day-to-day running of the Spanish legal institutions.Read more
