The incorporation of more complex dispute resolution clauses in long-term commercial contracts enables parties not only to avoid unnecessary litigation, but also offers the chance to resolve technical or trivial matters without adopting a fixed
The entry into force in September 2007 of a new Spanish Competition Law has brought a dramatic rise in the regulatory emphasis against cartels, says Pedro Callol, Head of Competition at Roca Junyent. The result being
The current economic situation means that law firms must stay close to their clients in order to fully understand the issues impacting on them, but also to be alive to potential new opportunities for them,
Despite the economic uncertainty affecting the Iberian economy the ability of companies to expand across the Spanish and Portuguese borders continues to present many with new and emerging opportunities, says Serena Argente Escartín
The scale and rapid spread of the issues currently affecting the world's finance markets is indicative of both the interconnection and complexity of modern deal-making. But the global business environment is one in which
Participants at a recent Iberian Lawyer Master Class debated the merits of the directories, and managing the submission and ranking processes involved.
In the late 1950s, President JF Kennedy said that ‘When written in Chinese, the word crisis (wÄ“ijÄ«) is composed of two characters: one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.’
The Portuguese Public Contracts Code (PCC) took effect on 30 July 2008 after two years of careful preparation and intense debate. This is an extremely important statute since the government’s contracting activities in Portugal represent 15%-20%
Portugal’s Decree-Law 143/2008 of July 25th entered into force on 1st October 2008 introducing several amendments to the Industrial Property Code intended to revise the mechanisms of protection and access to industrial property (IP) by
Mediation is a process in which an impartial third party, without the authority to impose a solution, helps others to resolve a dispute. It has a rising profile across Europe as a result of the '
