Tag: lawbird
NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of...
A MARBELLA lawyer has slammed a ‘heavy-handed’ dawn raid over a VAT fraud that was splashed over the media.
Antonio Flores is furious that 12...
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
Top Costa del Sol legal firm flying high with new Marbella office launch
The new look office will accommodate 30 members of staff and features a living ‘green’ wall alongside state of the art conference rooms
Financial experts blast Spain’s tax office as a ‘bully’ which turns taxpayers into ‘tax servants’
Many see in the Spanish Tax Office a tyrannical entity intent on extorting wealth from law-abiding citizens
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 -...
BEWARE: What expats need to know about investment funds in Spain
THE collapse of Continental Wealth Management, an Alicante-based advisory firm, has left tens - possibly hundreds - of investors worried sick.
CWM was not...
Marbella boiler room mis sold €6 million of loans to British buyers
SLMF did not have any regulatory approval to legally raise funds from the public when it was selling equity release mortgages between 2004 and 2007, a court rules
A decade of litigation
To celebrate with the Olive Press special tenth anniversary, Antonio Flores of Lawbird picks out his Top Ten Legal cases
Law by numbers
Lawyer Antonio Flores casts a whimsical eye over the latest judicial figures to hit the streets
‘Damien Hirst stole Banksy from me’ claims maverick British artist
A MAVERICK Andalucia-based British artist claims to be the ‘real Banksy’.
Londoner Michael Shurman claims he created the globally-known graffiti persona over a decade ago,...
EXCLUSIVE: Baron Rothschild indicted in France over fraud case
French police have been ordered to track down one of Europe’s wealthiest aristocrats over a fraud involving hundreds of British pensioners
Agents on board Olive Press campaign to stamp out kickbacks on the Costa del Sol
Our ongoing probe aims to stamp out the bent practice of lawyers paying estate agents unethical commissions up to 20% in return for conveyancing work
Olive Press campaign to stop kickbacks between lawyers and estate agents gains support of Andalucia law firms
A number of legal firms and estate agents have already backed the campaign
K.O. the kickbacks: Olive Press launches campaign to expose shady property lawyer practices
Some lawyers giving estate agents ‘backhanders’ of up to 20% for working on conveyancing deals
Spain’s Inheritance Tax rules
Inheritance tax break for non-residents quelling cost fears, writes Antonio Flores
Law in action
Resolution to residency cases in record time gives hope to foreign investors, writes lawyer Antonio Flores
Stunning expat victory againt Cajasol bank and Costa del Sol property promoter
Estepona court orders repayment of €600,000
Fiddling the bids
Lawyer Antonio Flores looks out for real estate cons at auctions
Nigel Goldman fraud case moves to Fuengirola court
Victims continue to demand justice as national journalists follow up Olive Press coverage
Marbella mayor’s case against well-known lawyer thrown out by Law Society
Maria Angeles Munoz launched the case after Flores accused her of undeclared assets
Tax residency cases in Spain: The devil is in the detail
Three cautionary tales about tax avoidance
Only fit for ‘chicken thieves’
Spain is the conman’s paradise and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon, writes Antonio Flores
Banking magnate Baron Rothschild to appear in court in victory for expats
An Alicante court has issued a writ to indict and interrogate the boss of N.M Rothschild & Sons
Questioning lawyer’s fees in Spain
Antonio Flores offers advice on how best to deal with the tricky situation of lawyers’ fees
Time for a divorce in Spain?
Antonio Flores, of Lawbird, tackles the tricky questions about ending a marriage
The trouble with aggressive advertising
Antonio Flores discusses which advertising clauses you can and can’t get away with