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Lawyer for claiming mortgage expenses

What Are Mortgage Costs?

Types of Will

What is a will? A will is a unilateral and strictly personal legal act, which is essentially revocable, by which a person regulates the succession of their estate after death,…

Changing Your Will

Can a will be changed? Maria Serra explains the different ways to make amendments to a will...

The condominium in Spain

The condominium is a legal regime that regulates the coexistence and shared use of common areas within a building or residential complex. If you own a condominium, it is…

Disability from Silicosis as occupational illness or COPD

How Long Does the Administration Have to Sanction Me?

EXPIRY IN ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS PROCEEDINGS From the date of the infraction report, the administration has a period of 6 months in which to impose an administrative sanction,…

Can Religious Veils Be Banned in the Workplace?

The Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld the ban on wearing religious symbols at work.

Enforcement and Attachments in Insolvency Proceedings

Lawyers Specialising in Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations

Surrogacy in Spain

Under Spanish law, it is not possible to establish legal parentage through surrogacy. Article 10 of the Assisted Reproduction Act declares null and void any agreement or…

Irregular Reinstatement in unfair dismissal and null and void dismissal

Can I refuse to reinstate an employee? There are two types of reinstatement: one arising from an unfair dismissal where the employer has opted to reinstate the employee, and one…

null and void dismissal for Breach of Fundamental Rights

Why Making a Will Matters

What Is Active Retirement

Active retirement (Articles 214 and 213 of the General Social Security Act (LGSS)) is a scheme that allows retired workers in Spain to continue working whilst receiving a…

Lawyers Specialising in Unpaid Debts

The Bill of Exchange Procedure To initiate proceedings, the claim must be filed together with a bill of exchange, cheque or promissory note meeting the requirements of the Bills…

Can I Dismiss an Employee on Sick Leave?

UPDATES ON temporary disability (IT)

OBLIGATION TO SUBMIT SICK LEAVE CERTIFICATES FOR temporary disability (IT) Royal Decree 1060/2022 has established that as of 1 April 2023 employees are no longer required to hand…

Types of dismissal and layoffs in Spain

On this page we will explain the different types of dismissals in Spain, how to proceed and what their potential consequences are. In Spain, there are two types of dismissal or,…

Obligation to file Form 720 before 31/03

What is Form 720 Form 720 is an informational tax return in which residents in Spain (individuals and legal entities) must declare assets and rights held abroad. The purpose of…

Retirement in Spain (Labour Lawyer Specialised in Retirement)

In this article, we will explain the different types of pensions and the requirements to receive them.

When DO I have to pay TAXES in Spain?

In order to be able to discuss the taxation of foreign companies, we must first distinguish between what actually constitutes a foreign company and what does not.

LGBTI Harassment prevention obligation

PROTOCOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF HARASSMENT OF LGTBI PERSONS Law 4/2023, of the 28th of February, for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the…

Eviction for non-payment of rent in Spain: procedure and deadlines

In Spain, eviction is the court procedure through which the owner of a home or commercial premises recovers possession when the tenant is in breach. In most cases the breach is…

Inheritance lawyers in Barcelona, Spain

THE OPENING OF AN ESTATE HOW IS INHERITANCE PROCESSED? The acquisition of an inheritance does not happen automatically when a person dies, but rather a series of procedures must…

The Family Home in Divorce

Alongside child custody and maintenance, the family home is typically one of the most contentious issues in negotiating a separation or divorce settlement agreement, and one that…

Key Tax Measures Published for 2023

With the publication of the Spanish General State Budget for 2022, together with Law 38/2022 and Royal Decree-Law 20/2022 of 27 December 2022, a series of significant tax reforms…

post-contractual non-competition employment agreements in spain

One important employee obligation which has recently regained importance due to the introduction of new technologies (code, blockchain, computer programs or software, etc) is the…

HOW TO CLOSE A COMPANY IN SPAIN

HOW TO LIQUIDATE A COMPANY: It is important to bear in mind that a company with debts cannot be dissolved (simultaneous dissolution…

New Tax Payment Deferrals for 2023

With the publication of Law 16/2022, of 5 September, reforming the consolidated text of the Insolvency Act, on 6 September 2022, a number of significant changes came into effect,…

No-Asset Insolvency Proceedings