There has been little recent political will to tackle the major challenges facing the Spanish economy, but the election of a new Government may prompt significant change
One of the major barriers stopping the flow of M&A work in Spain is the high price tag on target companies, say lawyers. Despite the economic turmoil, owners are holding on to their
It was clear that the postcrisis terrain for firms will be different – the new “new” – but prospects for 2012 are not looking good. The transactional train has finally been derailed and with it a core driver
Following the success of the Cambridge Legal Series, Ticket2law as an official preparatory centre for the University of Cambridge ILEC certificate, is launching in 2012 an innovative and practical Training Program called “English for the
Costa Rica has an imminent need to develop infrastructure in all areas (roads, rail transport, ports,airports, educational and correctional facilities, etc). The Government by itself does not have the resources to meet all these
Order in Council no. 292/2011, published on 8 November, updated the list of countries, territories and regions with clearly more favourable privileged tax regimes ( known as ‘tax havens’) appearing in the earlier Order in Council no. 150/2004 of 13
The severe economic crisis, rising unemployment and the austerity measures resulting from the Memorandum signed between the Portuguese Government and the EC, IMF and ECB have placed great pressure upon labour legislation in Portugal. Both
Tax is playing an increasing role in helping to decide Solvay’s corporate strategies, prompting new thinking in the way issues are managed, says Josep-Maria Gascón
The Law Amending the Spanish Insolvency Law was approved on 22 September 2011. As explained in its Preamble, the Amendment has a limited scope. It is not designed to overhaul the Insolvency Law, but rather to update
3M is a business that has innovation as a core strategy so keeping up with its legal demands is a significant challenge, believes Jorge Fernández González, Head of Legal in Iberia
