The economic downturn has contributed to an increase in the importance of competition law issues in Spain and Portugal, but there are clear differences in the ways in which the domestic regulators in each country
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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
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
Working in the transportation industry, it is fitting that Barcelona-based Thierry Amram spends more of his working day travelling than most other in-house lawyers
Law firms like their clients are looking to new markets to balance declining or at best flat revenues at home. For some this means a greater focus on established markets, forging new alliances or even
Garrigues’ culture is very much more about the firm than the individual, say its leadership. It may have fewer stars than other firms its size, but it undoubtedly has a stronger institution.
Recent months have seen the Portuguese and Spanish governments enter into increasingly desperate efforts to safeguard investor confidence and the security of their sovereign debt, but such issues are only a larger scale reflection of
The sovereign debt default concerns that surrounded some European Union (EU) Member States at the start of 2010 have also characterised the year end. Talk of eurozone contagion following the EU and International Monetary Fund’s (
For many Iberian businesses looking to access the US or Latin America, Miami increasingly stands out as a preferred point of focus
As a result of legislative changes a company may now find itself criminally liable for certain offences, a significant change in the basic principles of Spanish criminal law
