There is no doubt that the economic downturn is bringing new challenges to business across Spain and Portugal, say litigation and arbitration experts. Less consumer demand, cost cutting and tougher lending and borrowing conditions, mean

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

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

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