In these turbulent times, one positive for the Portuguese economy has been the success of the country’s privatisations, says Francisco Sebastian
Today, Thursday December 13th, 2012, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Madrid, Iberian Lawyer unveiled the results of the first ‘In-House Lawyers Study’ in Spain, and debuted its annual ‘Gold Awards’.
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As is widely known, Spanish and Portuguese lending institutions are facing a severe liquidity crisis. Unfortunately, this is occurring at a time when an enormous amount of corporate debt is maturing.
On August 14th, 2012, Law nr. 31/2012 was published, amending the legal lease regime on urban leases. This law will come in to force in November 2012.
La errónea posición de la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos por Javier Martínez Bavière
Formerly departments that were seen by law firms as ‘nice to haves’, IP and IT departments are fast becoming the ‘must haves’. The two sectors are key areas of opportunity in the crisis, say