With Spanish courts often favouring the plaintiff, defendant banks have been feeling the pressure over disputes relating to mis-selling
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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
Iberia’s lawyers report that the financial crisis is clearly having an impact on the nature and volume of disputes now being seen. The downturn is bringing more business pressures and commercial relations are under
Each business dispute may be different but following best practices can help to make a litigation or arbitration run more efficiently, says Ignacio DÃez-Picazo, dispute resolution partner at Herbert Smith in Madrid
The Portuguese courts may have already been running at over-capacity before the onset of the financial downturn, but efforts are at least now being made to make litigation more efficient, and to encourage alternative dispute
With cost and timing issues a key factor for parties’ in litigation and arbitration, the efficient use of expert financial witnesses can have a positive impact on both, insists Fernando Cuñado, a Director in
Recent headlines may have highlighted dissatisfaction by some Latin American countries with certain investment arbitration processes, but this does not mean the end of arbitration in the region, insists Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Miami-based coordinator of
Businesses need to be aware of the need to protect their data from loss or ‘leakage’ and understand that most issues arise internally rather than externally
The increase in company disputes arising out of the declining economic situation across Iberia is placing further strains on Spain and Portugal’s domestic courts, say lawyers, and as a result now is the time
