Welcome to the Iberian Lawyer email alert, bringing insight and analysis for lawyers who advise international business interests in Spain and Portugal as well as the increasingly global interests of Iberian businesses around the world. Sincerely, Scott Appleton Editor Iberian Lawyer
In January the European Commission presented a reform of the EU Data Protection Directive. The main focus is to guarantee privacy rights in the digital economy and to remove the current fragmentation and costly administrative
Concerns over market concentrations and dependence between suppliers and retailers is prompting deeper competition analysis
The measures introduced by the European Commission at the height of the crisis may still be in force but the Competition Commissioner is also beginning to leave his market
Increasing budgetary pressures mean that there is a need for continued creativity among financiers, investors and concessionaires as Portugal’s Government seeks to stop, reassess and in some cases renegotiate existing contracts, says José Luí
The creation of a new dedicated Competition Court may significantly alter how appeals of the national competition authority are determined
European Commission (EC) guidelines intended to toughen up the enforcement of anti-cartel practices in 2011 may have escaped the attention of many Spanish Trade Associations but they are encouraging an increasingly strict approach by the Spanish
