Legal departments may need to draw on extra resources to manage the volume of data required in regulatory disputes and competition investigations

The evolution of Latin American arbitration coupled with the increased volume of regional economic activity is prompting an increased confidence among local law firms

Spain may soon see the launch of the country’s first class actions, say lawyers, while it continues to position itself as a venue for international Spanish-speaking disputes

The rapid international expansion of Spanish businesses over the past decade is now reflected in the use by companies of arbitration in cross-border disputes, although domestic arbitration continues to play “catch-up” says Juan Fernández-Armesto,

The Portuguese Tax Arbitration Act was recently published, after a draft primed by Gonçalo Leite de Campos, tax partner at Sérvulo & Associados

With Spanish courts often favouring the plaintiff, defendant banks have been feeling the pressure over disputes relating to mis-selling

Companies have to be creative in finding new ways to manage creditors’ demands if they are to avoid the initiation of insolvency proceedings in Portugal

Reductions in tariffs available to producers of solar photovoltaic energy are prompting many to consider legal action, say Miguel Riaño and Ignacio Díez-Picazo, partners with Herbert Smith