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
In the latest decision in the Prestige saga, the English Court of Appeal has made two notable findings: it has refused to enforce a Spanish judgment on the basis that it would be contrary to public policy because it conflicts...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
MIAC approves new Rules for 2024, with the main objective of streamlining and expediting the arbitral procedure to adapt it to the needs of international arbitration. The reform includes measures such as the creation of a...more
Some readers will be familiar with the many claims made against Spain for the alleged violation of its obligations to foreign investors under the Energy Charter Treaty (the ECT). In May 2023, the English Commercial Court...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
Ruling Confirms Limited Power of Review in Action to Set Aside an Award and Bolsters Confidence in Spain as a Place of Arbitration - The Spanish Constitutional Court has recently issued a judgment that bolsters confidence...more
In a landmark ruling handed down on 15 February 2021, the Spanish Constitutional Court confirmed that the standard for the review of arbitral awards on public policy grounds should be extremely narrow and the right to a...more
On 13 November 2017, it was confirmed that Venezuela had defaulted on its sovereign debt after failing to meet the deadline for payment of US$200m of interest on its sovereign bonds due in 2019 and 2024.1 It is expected...more