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Criminal compliance What is it?
Criminal Law

Criminal compliance What is it?

Criminal compliance, also known as criminal compliance, refers to the set of measures and procedures implemented by a company or organisation to prevent and...

21 November 2023
what is loss of profit?
Civil law

What is loss of profit?

Loss of profit refers to the loss of earnings or profits that a person or business loses due to a particular situation. It is generally used in the legal or...

14 November 2023
What is an urban planning certificate?
Civil law

What is an urban planning certificate?

An urban planning certificate is a document that contains relevant information about a specific area or piece of land in terms of its urban use and development...

7 November 2023
What is the crime of misappropriation?
Civil law

What is the crime of misappropriation?

Misappropriation is an offence under the Penal Code that is subject to heavy penalties. However, it is one of the most controversial crimes because it is...

2 November 2023
What is a trust?
Family Law

What is a trust?

A trust is a legal and financial arrangement in which one person or entity (the settlor) transfers control and ownership of certain property or assets to...

31 October 2023
What is due diligence?
Commercial law

What is due diligence?

Due diligence is a process of thorough investigation and analysis undertaken to evaluate a company, an individual or an investment opportunity. The objective of...

24 October 2023
What is the right of accretion?
Family Law

What is the right of accretion?

The right of accretion is a legal concept that refers to the possibility for an heir or legatee to receive the portion of an inheritance or legacy corresponding...

18 October 2023
Benefit of inventory, what is it?
Family Law

Benefit of inventory, what is it?

The benefit of inventory refers to the legal process by which the heirs of a deceased person determine the value of the deceased's assets and property in order...

10 October 2023
What is a precarious tenancy?
Civil law

What is a precarious tenancy?

A tenancy in precarious tenancy is a rental contract in which the tenant, i.e. the person occupying the property, does not have a legally binding contract with...

3 October 2023
Types of custody
Family Law

Types of custody after divorce

One of the essential steps during divorce proceedings in Spain with children is to determine what type of custody and guardianship will be applied to the...

2 October 2023
Acceptance of inheritance. Updated guide
Family Law

Acceptance of inheritance. Updated guide

Whenever a person dies, his or her property becomes available to his or her legitimate heirs. Whether or not he or she made a will during his or her lifetime...

29 September 2023
What is a bond?
Commercial law

What is a bond?

A surety is a guarantee offered to ensure the fulfilment of a contractual or legal obligation. It is a contract whereby a third party, called a surety or...

27 September 2023
False denunciation
Criminal Law

What happens if I receive a false report

In recent months, due to the emergence of certain actors on the political scene and the priority that public institutions are giving to actions against gender...

25 September 2023
Leaving home
Family Law

Abandonment of home or family

Leaving home, when there is a marital relationship involved, is a very serious matter and entails a number of legal consequences. Since the subject is quite...

19 September 2023
Accidents at work in Spain. Claim compensation
Labour Law

Accidents at work in Spain. Claim compensation

From a legal point of view, we must define what is meant by an accident at work. Our legislation determines that "an accident at work is any bodily injury that...

18 September 2023
How inheritance is divided in Spain
Family Law

How inheritance is divided in Spain

The death of a loved one is an event that is always a sensitive and painful time for all family members. In addition, right after, it is time to settle the...

14 September 2023
Reduced working hours for legal guardianship in 2021
Labour Law

Reduced working hours due to legal guardianship

Article 37.5 of the Workers' Statute defines exactly what the reduction of working hours for legal guardianship is, its conditions and requirements. This is a...

11 September 2023
What is an offshore company?
Commercial law

What is an offshore company?

An offshore company is a legal entity created in a foreign country for commercial, financial or tax purposes. The term "offshore" refers to the fact that the...

6 September 2023
Calculate severance pay
Labour Law

How to calculate the severance pay?

Many people tend to confuse the concepts of severance pay and severance pay. However, they do not refer to the same thing. In fact, we could say that all...

5 September 2023
Who is the pledgee
Commercial law

Who is the pledgee?

A pledgee is a person or entity that has a security interest in movable or immovable property that has been pledged as security for a debt. In other words, it...

28 August 2023
What is flagrante delicto?
Criminal Law

What is flagrante delicto?

Flagrante delicto (also known as in flagrante delicto or in flagrante delicto) refers to a situation in which a person is caught in the act of committing a...

21 August 2023
notice of dismissal
Labour Law

Is notice of dismissal compulsory?

There are circumstances in which the employer is obliged to notify the employee of the termination of the employment relationship between them. This is what is...

21 August 2023
disciplinary dismissal
Labour Law

Disciplinary dismissal for serious misconduct

Any employer, whenever one of his employees commits a series of faults stipulated as serious in the Workers' Statute, has the power to unilaterally terminate...

18 August 2023
Influence peddling What is it?
Criminal Law

Influence peddling What is it?

El tráfico de influencias es una práctica ilícita en la cual una persona utiliza su posición de poder o influencia para obtener beneficios personales o para...

17 August 2023
Legal guardian: rights and obligations
Family Law

Legal guardian: rights and obligations

There are people who, being in situations of special vulnerability, need to be subject to the protection provided by legal guardianship. Generally speaking...

9 August 2023
What is a Civil Enforcement Process?
Civil law

What is a Civil Enforcement Process?

A civil enforcement proceeding is a legal procedure used to enforce a judgment or judgment in a civil case. This process is initiated after a court has issued a...

7 August 2023
tutela del menor y curatela
Family Law

Tutela del menor y curatela

Guardianship and curatorship are, fundamentally, the two main institutions of legal protection and guardianship in the Spanish legal system with respect to...

3 August 2023
What is Venture Capital?
Commercial law

What is Venture Capital?

The venture capital is a form of financing companies in early-stage or growth companies involving venture capital investment in emerging companies and startups...

31 July 2023
¿Qué es el desistimiento de arras penitenciales?
Civil law

What is the withdrawal of penitential deposits?

The waiver of penitential earnest money refers to the waiver or cancellation of a contract that has been guaranteed by the payment of penitential earnest money...

25 July 2023
Money laundering, what is it?
Criminal Law

Money laundering, what is it?

Money laundering is the process by which the illicit origin of funds obtained through criminal activity is concealed so that they appear to be the result of...

12 July 2023
The degrees of consanguinity
Family Law

The degrees of consanguinity

Degrees of consanguinity are a measure used to determine the kinship between two people. They are based on the number of generations separating individuals and...

29 June 2023
How much does a divorce cost in Spain?
Family Law

How much does a divorce cost in Spain?

Although there are no official statistics, it is estimated that approximately 40-50% of marriages end in divorce. This figure rises even higher if we are...

23 June 2023
What is the third degree in prison?
Criminal Law

What is the third degree in prison?

The third degree of imprisonment, also known as open regime or semi-liberty regime, is a modality of serving a custodial sentence that is characterised by the...

20 June 2023
What is a corporate restructuring process?
Commercial law

What is a corporate restructuring process?

A corporate restructuring process is a strategy used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a company. In general, restructuring involves significant...

13 June 2023
What is a capital reduction?
Commercial law

What is a capital reduction?

A capital reduction is a financial operation that consists of reducing the nominal value of a company's share capital. This can be done for different reasons, e...

7 June 2023
Difference between robbery and theft in Spain
Criminal Law

Difference between robbery and theft in Spain

Theft and robbery are two concepts that often cause confusion among citizens. So much so that it is not uncommon to hear people confusing them. But what exactly...

31 May 2023
What is a judicial attachment?
Civil law

What is a judicial attachment?

A judicial attachment is a legal procedure by which a court orders the retention or freezing of the property or assets of a person or entity, in order to secure...

30 May 2023
What is a General Meeting of Shareholders?
Commercial law

What is a General Meeting of Shareholders?

A General Meeting of Shareholders is a mandatory annual meeting held by a company to enable shareholders to discuss and vote on the most important matters...

22 May 2023
What is priority of payments?
Commercial law

What is priority of payments?

Priority of payments is a legal term used to describe the order in which the debts and obligations of a company or individual are paid. In other words, it is a...

17 May 2023
What is litisconsortium?
Civil law

What is litisconsortium?

Litisconsortium is a legal concept which refers to the situation in which several people join together in a lawsuit or trial, either as plaintiffs or defendants...

11 May 2023
travelling on sick leave
Labour Law

Is it possible to travel while on sick leave?

Are you on sick leave due to an illness or ailment, but you want to go on a trip? Do you know if you can go on a trip on medical leave? There are many doubts...

27 April 2023
What is the IRPH for mortgages?
Civil law

What is the IRPH for mortgages?

The IRPH (Índice de Referencia de Préstamos Hipotecarios) is a reference index used in Spain to fix the interest rate of mortgage loans. It was created with the...

24 April 2023
Worker subrogation or company subrogation
Labour Law

Worker subrogation or company subrogation

Labour subrogation is undoubtedly one of the issues that generates most uneasiness and doubts among workers. This is normal. After all, it means that the...

21 April 2023
What to do if a family member is in detention?
Criminal Law

What to do if a family member is in detention?

If a family member has been detained, it is important to act quickly and effectively to ensure that they receive a fair trial and their rights are protected...

18 April 2023
Difference between heir and legatee
Family Law

Difference between heir and legatee

Inheritance is a legal process by which a person receives property, rights and obligations from another person after his or her death. Inheritance is governed...

13 April 2023
What is the misdemeanour of injury?
Criminal Law

What is the misdemeanour of injury?

The offence of grievous bodily harm is a type of offence committed when someone causes injury to another person, but without causing a serious enough injury to...

4 April 2023
What happens if the court cannot find me?
Criminal Law

What happens if the court cannot find me?

A judicial notice is a procedural act by which a judge brings certain information to the attention of a person. Generally, it is an order, resolution or...

29 March 2023
What is insolvency proceedings?
Commercial law

What is insolvency proceedings?

In an insolvency proceeding, a culpable insolvency occurs when a person or entity that has filed for insolvency protection is accused of having acted recklessly...

28 March 2023
Acceptance with benefit of inventory
Family Law

Acceptance with benefit of inventory

Acceptance with benefit of inventory is one of the concepts that raises the most doubts regarding the collection of inheritances. But what exactly is it and how...

17 March 2023
What is a sports representation contract?
Commercial law

What is a sports representation contract?

A sports representation contract is an agreement between an athlete and a sports agent that sets out the terms and conditions under which the agent acts on...

8 March 2023
How to report a case of gender-based violence
Criminal Law

How to report a case of gender-based violence

Unfortunately, reports of gender-based violence are the order of the day. However, in many cases, there are doubts about how to report it. Especially if we are...

6 March 2023
How does civil law differ from criminal law?
Criminal Law

How does civil law differ from criminal law?

Although criminal law and civil law are different, the two sometimes overlap because the same behaviour gives rise to both civil and criminal liability. On the...

28 February 2023
How to dismiss a worker
Labour Law

How to dismiss a worker

It is probably the most thankless moment in anyone's career. It doesn't matter whether we are talking from the employee's or the employer's point of view...

24 February 2023
What is a disability lawsuit?
Labour Law

What is a disability lawsuit?

A disability lawsuit involves filing a claim with the National Social Security Institute (INSS). The process begins when a permanent disability pension of any...

21 February 2023
Who gets the house in a divorce
Family Law

Who gets the house in a divorce

The divorce of a couple is a complicated time emotionally, sentimentally and financially. Especially if there are minor or disabled children involved. At this...

17 February 2023

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