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Culpable or Fortuitous Insolvency Proceedings

Insolvency proceedings will be classified as culpable when: Article 443 of the Spanish Insolvency Act: Where the debtor has misappropriated all or part of their assets, that…

Extraordinary and Ordinary Cessation-of-Activity Benefit for Self-Employed Workers and Social Security Contribution Exemption

Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) total, Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) partial, Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) ETOP COVID-19 and Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) outbreak

Measures under Royal Decree-Law 24/2020, of 26 June NEW COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS OR CONTAINMENT MEASURES: THE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE IMPACT ON BUSINESS ACTIVITY The Spanish…

Child Support in a Divorce

WHAT IS THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS: Maintenance is understood to cover everything essential for:

The canonical annulment of marriage

There is a belief that only those with money can obtain a sentence from the Rota that annuls a marriage celebrated by the Church. However, this is not the case.

Compensatory Allowance in Divorce

It is a reality that every separation or divorce leads to increased expenses for both parties. Not only do you now have two separate households, but all costs that were previously…

Domestic Workers Advisory Service

Day to day, it is essential to understand the rights and obligations of domestic workers. We recommend seeking specialist legal advice both when formalising the contract and when…

How to Remove Employees from a Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) for force majeure, Switching to an Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) on objective grounds

How to notify the Public Employment Service (SEPE) of deactivations or amendments to Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) arising from the gradual return to work Download Public…

COVID-19 Rent Deferral

Historical content. This article describes the measures introduced by Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadlines for applying for those deferrals have…

SUPPORT FOR CORPORATE SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS

How to Get Divorced: Key Considerations

What you need to know about getting a divorce Deciding to divorce is often part of a complex and emotionally challenging process. The need to reimagine your life after…

Quick, online guide to Company investment and operation in Spain

Ways for a foreign entity to Invest and operate in Spain

Tax Deferral in April 2020 – Covid-19

The regulations governing the announced tax deferral have been published in the Spanish Official Gazette (BOE).

How do I claim unemployment benefit as a domestic worker or at the end of a fixed-term contract?

THE NEW EXTRAORDINARY UNEMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES Click the image to access the online procedure

How to Hold Meetings and Pass Resolutions Online

Corporate Measures Related to Covid-19: The Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 of 17 March, on urgent and extraordinary measures to address the economic and social impact of COVID-19,…

Recommendations on Child Contact and Custody Arrangements During the State of Emergency

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New Criteria from Barcelona's Family Courts Overturning Previous Rulings

On 24 March 2020, the Family Law Judges of Barcelona adopted the following RESOLUTIONS and issued the following CONSIDERATIONS for the period from 24 March 2020 until the end of…

Safe Conduct Pass Template – State of Emergency

COVID-19 Support Measures for Self-Employed Workers

COMPANY-DIRECTOR SELF-EMPLOYED: Regarding the benefits announced for self-employed workers, we are seeing that the Mutual Insurance Companies are also accepting applications…

Can an employer stop paying salary at the end of the month?

The end of the month is approaching and the company doesn't have enough liquidity to pay salaries: We would never encourage any employer to stop paying wages. However, a…

Child Handovers During Separation and Divorce

Given the volume of enquiries we are receiving in response to the extraordinary and irregular situation brought about by the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown measures decreed…

Lockdown and the Exercise of Child Custody

Can lockdown restrictions limit the ability of parents to alternate custody periods with their respective children?

Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) force majeure and ERTEs on objective grounds

Extrajudicial Settlement of Payments - Second Chance Lawyer

THE BEPI: Article 178 bis of the former Bankruptcy Law (Ley Concursal) is to be found today in Article 486 and the following articles of the new consolidated text of the…

Article 50 of the Workers' Statute and Workplace Harassment

Workplace harassment (mobbing) under Art. 50.1.a) In legal doctrine and case law, establishing workplace harassment or "mobbing" requires that "anyone invoking moral harassment…

Steps to Close a company in Spain

HOW TO CLOSE A company IN SPAIN: When insolvency proceedings are either unwanted or not viable, the company must dismiss any employees and settle all outstanding debts. Winding up…

Labour Reform 2022

Mediation Specialists

Right to Disconnect: Measures for Work-Life Balance

Declaration of prodigality in Spain: why it no longer exists and what applies now

If you have arrived here looking for how to have someone declared a spendthrift under Spanish law, the short answer is that you no longer can. Prodigalidad ceased to exist as a…