Tag: law
EXPLAINER: How to use the law in Spain against online trolls
IT is hard to accept that the internet, from which we derive so much benefit, should be so densely populated by individuals...
Spanish Government approves draft law introducing tax on plastic waste, expected to raise €724 million
THE Government has approved a draft law introducing a tax on plastic waste.
‘Only Yes is Yes’, Spain set to get tough on rape laws
“Spain will be a safer country for women with the approval of this law”
Spain repeals law allowing businesses to fire staff if they have taken too many sick days
THE coalition government has repealed a law that allowed businesses to dismiss workers if they had accumulated too much medical leave.
A tangle of red tape in Spain’s holiday lettings sector is leading some landlords to take the law into...
Penalties could amount to €3,000 on average (and potentially up to 18k on this specific infringement and a rental ban of up to 6 months)
Number of mortgages registered in Spain takes 30% nosedive due to new law, which affects expats
The poor mortgage data has been blamed on Spain’s new property law, which was implemented this summer
Bank restrictions blamed after home loans plummet by 10% across Spain’s Andalucia
The regions of Andalucia where the greatest falls have been recorded were in Cordoba, Sevilla and Malaga
Over 1 million people in Spain sign petitions supporting euthanasia, to be put before Government on Friday
It comes after surveys have shown that 84% of Spain supports changing the legislation on euthanasia
Chaos ensues with new laws on Spanish mortgage loans, writes Lawbird’s Antonio Flores
Now imagine a foreign buyer who speaks no Spanish and a notary who speaks only Spanish and you have a deal-breaker
WATCH: Feminists camp outside Andalucian parliament to protest FAR-RIGHT support of new government
https://twitter.com/msoledadperez/status/1085141318429540352 HUNDREDS of feminist activists have gathered at the Andalucian parliament to protest against the far-right supported government...
90-year-old woman killed by youth on his phone becomes Spain’s first electric scooter death
After the woman fell down and hit her head on the pavement she was rushed to the Moisès Broggi Hospital in a critical condition, where she died days later
OUTRAGE as uncle and nephew cleared of rape after drugging woman in back alley sex attack in Spain
An uncle and nephew were only cleared of the more serious offence of sexual assault - Spain's equivalent to rape
Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias sign landmark deal to protect self-employed workers in Spain
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias signed the agreement into law at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid this month
Power to the people: Pedro Sanchez signs landmark deal to protect Spain’s self-employed
The changes are part of a government roll-out of fiscal measures to achieve a fairer society
GOING GREEN: Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias sparks controversial cannabis debate in Spain
“It’s absurd that you can buy tequila or gin from a supermarket but marijuana is illegal”
The costly experience of using a phony driver’s licence writes Antonio Flores
IT is a well-documented fact that the Spanish Costas’ rich variety of foreign residents increases the complexity of legal issues and driving licenses -...
Notaries and Supreme Court at war over validity of powers of attorney
ACCORDING to the General Council of Notaries, these highly qualified professionals fulfill an essential part of the judicial life of this country by bringing...
Choosing photocopied documents over originals could cost you
THE ruling of this topic goes to show how can a case -otherwise strong- go horribly wrong for a client and subsequently his lawyer....
Junta debating new law to foster entrepreneurs in Andalucia
The law would make Andalucia Spain's first region with a publicly-funded entrepreneurship fund
The responsibilities of will executors in Spain
Certain obligations must be fulfilled
Costa del Sol holiday rental home rule breakers
Thousands of holiday rental homes have failed to be registered since the new regulations came into force
VAT law of the land
Part two of our series on the tax implications of buying, selling and developing urban land in Spain
The price to pay for Andalucia’s new holiday rental law
Andalucia’s new holiday rental law could kill the goose that laid the golden egg
Creative law making in Spain
The 11-month property rental contract is a case in point
Spain’s gag law fight taken to European court
Group of journalists fight against ‘gag law’ which may decrease police accountability in Spain
Mind your language!
Mouthing off in Spain is putting your foot in it big-style when the law intervenes, writes Antonio Flores
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Rare Blue Shark washed up at popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a species of requiem shark which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans
