In 2011, Portugal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Troika and a review of the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code (CPC) was among the measures agreed. The main objectives of this was to speed up
At the end of 2013, the Spanish Government passed the Royal Decree-Law 16/2013, December 20th, on measures to favour the stable employment and improve the employability of employees. This is yet another amendment to the Labour and
Over the last decade, Portugal has progressively promoted mediation as a means of alternative dispute resolution by adopting specific legislation for different subject matters, such as family, labour and criminal law. Civil and commercial mediation
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Welcome to the Iberian Lawyer email alert, bringing insight and analysis for lawyers who advise on international business interests in Spain and Portugal, as well as the increasingly global interests of Iberian businesses around the
José Blanco joins Ferrovial as Director Assistant to the General Counsel. Blanco is second in line to the General Secretariat, Santiago Ortiz, dealing with corporate governance, general corporate matters, capital markets, banking and finance and
José Guardo is the new Head of Banking and Finance at Clifford Chance in Spain, replacing Alberto Manzanares, who continues as a Partner in the department. A widely recognised lawyer in the Spanish financial and
Senior Lawyer Moves November/December
Given the country’s recovery cycle, Spanish firms continue to look beyond the Iberian Peninsula towards new markets, and there is renewed confidence in Spain thanks to economic recovery and new bankruptcy laws. At the
