the art of being legal

Executor

In this podcast, we speak with María Serra about what can be done to minimise potential inheritance disputes.

How to hire employees in Spain

INTRA-EU VAT

Transposition of Council Directive 2018/2010: new changes to the management of intra-EU VAT

Mediator Barcelona

Our specialist Maria Serra (lawyer and mediator in Barcelona) explains how mediation works and what its main techniques are.

MANDATORY RETIREMENT UNDER A collective bargaining agreement

Can my employer force me to retire and dismiss me when I turn 65? Although retirement has always been one of the recognised grounds for termination of an employment contract in…

Contributions to the Public Treasury: collective dismissal

"We advise on all employment matters and collective dismissals. It is our speciality."

Pay Equality Applies to Variable Pay and Annual Bonuses Too

Employment Court (Juzgado de lo Social) No. 26 of Barcelona has ordered the company to pay €25,000 in damages for infringement of the fundamental right to equality and…

How to Change the collective bargaining agreement and Collective Bargaining

Collective bargaining matters are highly case-specific, and you need a specialist in collective bargaining to define the boundaries of rights and obligations under a collective…

objective dismissal for Repeated Sick Leave

An employee on sick leave can be dismissed. What is not permitted is maintaining a policy of dismissing employees whenever they go on sick leave: High Court of Justice of…

Inheritance Tax in Catalonia

Introduction to the New Inheritance Tax Law

Child Maintenance (Pensión de Alimentos)

One of the most practically significant changes introduced by the latest reform of the LEC (Spanish Civil Procedure Act), in force since May of this year, has been the…

Disinheriting and terminating maintenance payments:

Mediator Lawyer and Collaborative Law

Divorce with Children

At first glance, the terms "Judicial Therapy" or "ruling and Therapy" might appear to be an oxymoron, a combination within a single syntactic structure of two words or…

Family Protocol

A family protocol is a document entered into by the various relatives and family members who hold shares in a family company. It is a useful instrument for the development and…

Experts in spanish labour regulation - Employment collective dismissal

Multinational enterprises sometimes need to do some restructuring in one or more of the countries where they operate. This gives rise to collective dismissals, transfers,…

Scaffolding Accidents

International Child Abduction

International Child Abduction in Spain International child abduction is an increasingly common reality, driven in large part by the growing number of mixed-nationality couples and…

Shared Child Custody

Child custody arrangements are undoubtedly one of the central issues that must be agreed upon in a divorce involving children or in cases of legal separation with minors.

Family Mediation and company Mediation. Conflict Resolution

Obligations of companies with more than 50 employees

Surveillance Evidence for dismissal: Privacy Rights

PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS, VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, fair dismissal AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY: The High Courts of Justice within the employment jurisdiction had been ruling that video…

A practical guide to setting up a limited company in Spain

LAWYER Collaborative Law

Presentation on Collaborative Law

Employment lawyer

There are different ways to extinguish a contract in Spain: redundancies, disciplinary dismissal, contractual modifications, etc. Link to English-speaking employment lawyer

Article 34.8 Workers' Statute: Work-Life Balance & Equality Plans

Mandatory Pay Register (Salary Audit) for Companies

Article 28.2 of the Workers' Statute requires companies to maintain a pay register, with the aim of ensuring transparency in the structure of remuneration within companys, kept in…

Occupational Diseases Arising from Silicosis

occupational illness, disability, and CIVIL LIABILITY and criminal liability OF MARBLE WORKERS IN CASES OF SILICOSIS:

HOW TO MOTIVATE YOUR EMPLOYEES - by Jörg Lahmann

You've probably seen it before: someone at your company, on your team, let's call her Ana, who just isn't motivated. Every morning she arrives at the office in a bad mood, makes…

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