How to comply with the Law of Cookies and avoid Sanctions in SpainThe new Law of Cookies amended in 2012 has established fines as a call to attention to electronic businesses so that they update their respective web pages; businesses in Spain have already been sanctioned. The following article summarises the event and provides an introduction to understand how to avoid committing these errors.Read more
The Economic Significance of the EU Data Protection ReformThe objectives of the data protection reform is to provide a higher level of control over collected data and unify data protection rules across the European Union. In the practice these measures will cut costs for Spanish companies who are operating in other member countries and thus make them more competitive on the global market.Read more
The Implementation of Foreign Hereditary Titles in SpainThe private international law proposes a series of possibilities about the regulation of hereditary titles related to foreign countries. It is worth noting that this is a very complex matter since it seeks to harmonize different legal systems.Read more
Impact of European Data Protection Reform on small and medium sized enterprises in SpainThe data protection reform will reduce costs related to data collection for SMEs. The benefits will allow Small and Medium Sized enterprises in Spain to strengthen their role on the global market thus helping them to expand their business abroad.Read more
Penalty System of the Spanish Law on Protection of Personal InformationFollowing the reform of the penalty system of the LOPD, where authority reverts back to the Spanish Agency on the Protection of Information, both those individuals responsible for the files (organizations that treat personal information directly) and those in charge of the treatment of this information (organizations that handle Personal Information under commission) will be subject to the penalty regime of the LOPD.Read more
Objective Dismissals in Spain: Dismissal for Organizational ReasonsThe Spanish Labour Legislation contains several grounds for objective dismissal, and among these is the category of dismissals for economic, organizational, technical, and production reasons. These reasons are the same …Read more
Amendments to the Right of Withdrawal in Electronic Commerce in SpainThe adaptation of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on Consumer Rights has caused several changes to the Right of Withdrawal. These changes are necessary when …Read more
Consent To Use Cookies in SpainThis article highlights the essential aspects that information company service providers in Spain must observe to prevent the use of cookies on websites that may result in the violation of …Read more
Taxes on Foreign Nationals’ Purchases of Homes in SpainThe approval of the much-awaited Law 14/2013, of September 27, to support Entrepreneurs and Internationalization, imposed a series of measures that accentuate the attractiveness of the Spanish economy in the …Read more
Jurisdiction and Applicable Law to Succession Litigation in SpainThis article aims to explain the essential elements of jurisdiction and the law applicable to inheritance disputes. This article does not constitute legal advice. Rather, it is simply a brief …Read more