Daily Compliance News: June 19, 2025, The Corruption in Spain Edition
JONES DAY TALKS®: Collective Actions in Spain: A Look Around and the View Ahead
JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Spain
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Trade Secret Enforcement in Spain
Viewpoints: President José María Aznar Examines Economic Landscape in Latin America
Open for Business: Who's Investing in Latin America
The Spanish Tax Court clarified that a sale and lease-back transaction carried out between an entity and a bank does not qualify as a supply of goods (here Real Estate) for VAT purposes, but as a financing transaction....more
The English Court of Appeal has clarified the position regarding the interaction between the UK’s State Immunity Act 1978 (the SIA) and the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (the “1966 Act”) (which...more
Two ICSID tribunals have recently upheld Spain’s intra-European Union (EU) jurisdictional objections in two arbitrations pursuant to the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”). Both cases arise out of Spain’s decision to modify its...more
The tribunal in Green Power v. Kingdom of Spain declined jurisdiction, finding that the parties had not validly consented to arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty. A tribunal seated in Sweden has become the first...more
China - On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published its Notice 350, which is applicable to both trademark and patent matters....more
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) - The CJEU has announced? temporary changes to its working arrangements. Judicial activity will continue, but priority will be given to those cases that are particularly...more
EUIPO - For those with European Union Trademarks (EUTMs), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain remains open although all staff are now working from home and it has extended all deadlines...more
France - By an implementation regulation issued on 16 March 2020, the Ministry of Justice has declared the closure of the courts, except for criminal and civil emergency services. This measure involves both the suspension of...more
The Spanish Supreme Court has released a relevant decision regarding the taxation in Spain of dividends collected by non resident Investment Funds from Spanish distributing entities in whose capital they participate....more
The Spanish supervisory authority agencia española protección datos (“Supervisory Authority”) has issued a fine against an airline based on their use of a cookie banner, which the Supervisory Authority considered not to be...more
Urgent Data Protection Measures for GDPR Enforceability - New Order or Decree - The Spanish government has fast-tracked the approval of measures aimed at adjusting Spanish legislation to the new General Data Protection...more
The International Product Liability Review provides quality updates and comment from around the world on legal developments in the field of product liability and product safety. ...more