The new Law facilitates and speeds up the granting of visas and permits of residence, in order to attract investment and talent to Spain through an agile and fast procedure requested at, and issued by, a single administration’s office 1. Foreigners not residents who intend to...
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on March 14, 2013 in what refers to Spanish legal system, the expected judgment on "the abusive clause against the consumer mortgage contracts" and, therefore, its consequences in the heart of the Executive process (repossession or...
Council of Ministers, on a proposal from the Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, has today approved three draft legislations to adapt Spanish legislation with European legislation in order to be able to exchange information on criminal records and criminal judgments in the field of the...
The spokesman of the Spanish Government, Soraya Saez de Santamaría, reported at a press conference after the conclusion of the Council of Ministers last week that the proposed law is based on the principle of single license to allow economic operators to apply their law...
The New law came into force on October 31st, 2012. Payments over EUR 2,500 are not allowed in cash when either the payer or the receiver is an entrepreneur (cases of payment to bank entities are excluded). However, the limit shall be EUR 15,000 in cases...
Summary: The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The Complainant is the owner of numerous trademarks in Spain and the European Community which have “Gestamp” as their principal element (the “GESTAMP Mark”). In addition, the Complainant has registered many domain names again using...
New Coefficients to update the acquisition value of Spanish Real Estate assets. For the transfers of real estate (not linked to economic activities) that take place during year 2012, the coefficients of update of the value of acquisition of such assets will be the following...
Last 19th of June, 2012, the Spanish Supreme Court has dictated a ruling by means of which the Spanish Property Registry shall be forced to admit any deed of sale & purchase made at a Notary legally established in any E.U country. The reasons now...
The Regulation shall apply to succession to the estates of deceased persons. It shall not apply to revenue, customs or administrative matters. "Succession" means succession to the estate of a deceased person and covers all forms of transfer of assets, rights and obligations by reason of...
The Spanish Council of Ministers has recently approved a Bill to boost the housing rental market in Spain through measures aimed to increase its flexibility, reduce the time limits for the duration of the renting terms, and improve the legal certainty. It also introduces a...