There are people who, being in situations of special vulnerability, need to be subject to the protection provided by legal guardianship. Generally speaking...
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...
Guardianship and curatorship are, fundamentally, the two main institutions of legal protection and guardianship in the Spanish legal system with respect to...
The cervical vertebrae make up the upper end of the spinal column. Specifically, they are located in the neck and have the function of supporting the head. It...
The venture capital is a form of financing companies in early-stage or growth companies involving venture capital investment in emerging companies and startups...
In order to understand what a false disciplinary dismissal is, it is necessary to take into account what a disciplinary dismissal is. Specifically, it is a way...
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...
Continuing offence is a legal concept that refers to a series of criminal actions that, although individually they could constitute separate offences, are...
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...
When a person inherits or receives a donation, they may be subject to this tax which is used to generate revenue for municipal governments. This article...
A subpoena is an official notification that a person receives, informing them that they are being investigated for an alleged crime and summoned to appear...
Taking custody of a child away from a parent is probably the most important aspect of any separation or divorce agreement. This is mainly because judges always...
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...
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...
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...
There are times when, for whatever reason, we need to delegate the power to act on our behalf to another person. For this purpose, in the case of legal...
A corporate restructuring process is a strategy used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a company. In general, restructuring involves significant...
When we are faced with the divorce or separation of a couple with children, the concepts of parental authority and custody always come to the fore. The problem...
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...
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...
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...
A dismissal is usually one of the hardest situations that an employee has to face in the course of his or her professional life. However, not all dismissals are...
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...
Depression is a mental disorder characterised mainly by low mood, sadness and low self-esteem, which leads sufferers to lose interest in their surroundings and...
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...
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...
It is possible that, a few days or even hours ago, your employer has unfairly dismissed you. Or, perhaps you are still working, but you know that this may...
The essence of unlawfulness refers to those actions or omissions that contravene the provisions of the legal system. In other words, it refers to conduct that...
The act of labour conciliation is an essential step when making any legal claim against a company. Through it, the aim is to reach an agreement that avoids a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We are all used to hearing about ' final judgement' in any judicial process. But do we really know what this concept is and how long it takes to come about...
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...
When we are dismissed or, simply, the duration of our employment contract expires and we are not renewed, workers have a series of rights. Among them is the...
The real estate market seems to be picking up again in our country and, with it, the number of property sales is growing. In fact, it is likely that, at this...
In Spain, everyone has the right to choose whether they wish to receive a certain treatment if they suffer from a lethal and irreversible disease that prevents...
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...
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...
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...
The imposition of costs in a settlement refers to a judge's decision to order one party in a court case to pay the costs or expenses incurred by the other party...
Guilt or malice? Undoubtedly, two concepts that create a lot of confusion among those who are not used to expressing themselves in the legal sphere. Therefore...
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...
A gift of an estate is the act of transferring assets or property from a deceased person to a designated recipient (usually a person or persons) by will or...
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...
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...
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...
Reduced working hours to care for children or other dependent family members is a right that all workers have. The purpose? To make it easier to reconcile their...
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...
A disability lawsuit involves filing a claim with the National Social Security Institute (INSS). The process begins when a permanent disability pension of any...
The divorce of a couple is a complicated time emotionally, sentimentally and financially. Especially if there are minor or disabled children involved. At this...
The rights of partners in a business partnership are an important issue to consider when setting up or joining a company. These rights are set out in the law...
Separation of property is an increasingly popular matrimonial property regime in Spain. In fact, there are already several autonomous communities in which it is...
Accounting auditors are professionals in charge of verifying and adjudicating that the accounting books of a company or institution are reliable and authentic...
The voluntary notice of termination is a document that the worker must present when he/she wants to terminate the employment relationship with the company...
Contractual liability, or also known as contractual civil liability, is a set of legal obligations arising from the conclusion of a contract. All parties are...
Ordinary appeals are those that can be lodged for any reason or on any basis, i.e. modification, exception, appeal or complaint. Extraordinary appeals, on the...
A non-disabling permanent injury is any injury, mutilation or deformity suffered by a worker as a result of an occupational illness or accident that does not...
In this article we explain who the forced heirs are and the relationship they have with the reserved portion as determined in article 806 of the Civil Code...
Lawyers specialising in civil law deal with the personal, family and professional relations and obligations of citizens at the legal level. They are mainly...
Civil contracts are an agreement between two or more voluntary parties that creates or transfers rights or obligations. In other words, civil contracts are used...
Leaving a job Leaving a job (or tactical resignation) is the personal choice of an employee, without prior notice, not to continue his or her employment...
Non-residents in Spain who own any urban property in Spain will be subject to non-resident income tax and local tax, known as Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles...
The liquidation of a company is a compulsory process following the dissolution of any company. The purpose is none other than to distribute the company's assets...
It is never a good idea to hide or make your assets disappear in order to avoid paying a debt. The reason? You are committing the offence of concealment as...
First of all, it should be borne in mind that the first to be paid are the so-called anti-mass claims. Then, in this strict order, secured or mortgaged...
Labour lawsuits are usually oral in nature, so it is clear that the judge requires the lawyer's conduct to be concrete. When an employee decides to file a...
Self-defence is a concept with which we are all familiar. After all, it appears in countless Hollywood films. However, it is common to make mistakes regarding...
The effects of not paying the mortgage depend on the status of the individual's debt. In the case that the non-payment is limited to a few months, interest for...
There are many reasons why it makes sense to make gifts from parents and children instead of waiting until death and the subsequent distribution of the...
The neighbours that make up the community of owners are legally obliged to pay the community fees set by the board. This is established in article 9 of the...
Many people confuse the crime of receiving with the crime of concealment, and vice versa. This is especially curious when it occurs in television programs...
Getting the most out of our home insurance will depend on how well we understand the coverages and guarantees we have contracted. Many policyholders are unaware...
An exequatur is the official and legally binding recognition of a foreign judgment. Any interested person can apply for this certificate. But for this, there...
There are many doubts about the liability of the partners in a limited partnership. Despite the fact that anyone can establish one quickly and easily, it is...
Pets were no longer considered purely private property after a long overdue change in civil law. They finally recognized themselves for what they were, sentient...
If the grandparents want guardianship of their grandchildren and both parents withdraw their parental rights, they should file an injunction in court and hire a...
Paid leave in the Workers' Statute is regulated in Article 37. However, as is always the case, this legal text shows the minimum applicable, but collective...
Inheritances are subject to inheritance tax. Many people do not realize that whether they receive money or goods, inheriting an estate means paying high taxes...
There are two types of people. First, we refer to those who value stability and who, when they find a good job, try to keep it at all costs. However, there are...
Currently, the Workers' Statute provides for a series of legal reasons that allow the employer to terminate the employment relationship with an employee under...
When the inherited usufruct is only the family house, each sibling has a division like any other sibling. In this way, it will be before the image of a...
When we think of the termination of an employment contract, we usually think of the situation in which the employer decides to terminate the employment of an...
The death of a loved one always requires a succession of administrative steps, many of which are relatively straightforward. However, things get a little more...
The relationship between parents and children is a right that both parents and children have. This problem is very common in the family process following a...
Although renting is an excellent option to obtain additional income, it can also cause some setbacks with tenants, such as non-payment of rent, among other...
Company closures due to mobility or company retirement is a fear and a reality that many workers have to face. Therefore, if you are in such a situation, it is...
The break-up of a marriage is usually an unpleasant and unwanted moment. Especially when there are children. However, it is also unavoidable in most cases when...
A widow's or widower's pension is a financial payment from the social security system to cover the financial needs of one of the partners when the other partner...
False self-employed workers are currently the target of labour inspections. It is a figure that is included in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers...
Are you thinking of getting married? Then you have probably heard about separate and community property. However, you may not know exactly what they are and...
All of us, at some point in our lives, have to deal with the distribution of inheritances from family members. Generally, from our parents when they pass away...
Every year the number of couples who decide to end their marriage after the holidays is increasing. In Spain, for example, statistics show that divorces occur...
What to do when you are made redundant? This is undoubtedly a situation that no worker wants to live through, but that most have to face at some point in their...
In recent years and nowadays, with the advent of technology, mobile phones, social networks, etc., there have been more and more cases of harassment, and it is...
Owning each account and segregating assets is critical to taking care of your own funds in the event of a marital separation. Remaining financially independent...
All dismissals must be notified to workers in writing through a so-called letter of dismissal, in which the reason for dismissal is clearly indicated, whether...
When a customer does not pay, as long as they do not fall within a contractual payment period, the first thing to do is to claim the debt. If you have a...
Article 29 of the Workers' Regulation obliges the company to pay workers' wages on time and not exceeding one month. Even so, in many cases, companies fail to...