In June 2021 will be ten years since the "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights” were approved. These recognized the role of business enterprises to respect human rights, and the need of these to be matched to appropriate and effective remedies when breached -...
A new draft law has been approved in order to update the current prevention measures and actions against tax fraud in Spain. This draft law provides for both the tightening of current measures and the creation of new measures associated mainly with new technologies. On 13rd...
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authorities have had to take measures to suspend or restrict industrial and commercial activities. As a result, the Catalan Government has established by law that the tenants of premises affected by these suspensions and restrictions have the...
Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, there have been important developments in the Spanish housing rental market which, due to their complexity, have created some confusion in the population. Likewise, in some cases, the subjects even overlap each other, making it even more difficult to understand...
Due to the lack of information and the lack of knowledge about the so-called alternative dispute resolution systems, most disputes are resolved through the courts. The Catalan government, with the intention of changing this custom, has reformed the Catalan civil code by promoting mediation, especially...
The Spanish government has recently approved measures to reactivate the activity of the Administration of Justice, which until now was strongly restricted by COVID-19. Among the most relevant measures are the increased presence of civil servants in the courts and the lifting of the suspension...
Royal Decree-law 18/2020, of 12 May, introduces limitations on the distribution of dividends in those companies that have applied ERTEs due to force majeure. Royal Decree-law 18/2020, of 12 May, on social measures in the field of employment has introduced new measures in relation to temporary...
Given the pandemic caused by virus COVID-19 and the lock down measures taken by the Spanish Government, the Spanish Courts might experience a massive workload once regular business activities reopen. Upon this situation, the Barcelona Arbitration Court has launched a proceeding named fast track which...
The Spanish government has recently approved the requirements and conditions relating to microcredits to cover the cost of leasing a permanent residence for households that are in a situation of social and economic vulnerability as a result of COVID-19. The microcredits set out in article 9...
In view of the more than foreseeable increase in insolvency proceedings, new temporary insolvency measures have been introduced in an attempt to avoid the massive destruction of the Spanish businesses. As a general rule, a company that notices a situation of current or imminent insolvency must...
