Publications

Before incorporating a standard multi-step dispute resolution clause, it is worth considering if a phased system actually satisfies the needs and interests of the parties and if so, be careful in drafting said clauses to avoid potential practical…

In this article we highlight the implications for parties, counsel, arbitral institutions and third party providers and consider how to best deal with GDPR compliance including assessing if consent is necessary, obtaining consent when and if needed…

International Arbitration Newsletter - May 2018

On 6 March, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in the case of the Slovak Republic v. Achmea BV, decided that an arbitration clause included in the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) signed by the Netherlands and the then Czech…

This commentary describes some of the main issues and uncertainties that the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union will bring, concerning matters such as choice of court agreements, recognition and enforcement of judgments, choice of…

On October 6, 2015, the Official State Gazette published Law 42/2015, of October 5 amending Law 1/2000, of January 7, on Civil Procedure, which was approved by the Spanish Congress of Deputies on October 1, 2015.

On October 6, 2015 the Official State Gazette (BOE, issue 239) published two laws amending the Spanish Criminal Procedure Law: an organic law, Organic Law 13/2015, of October 5, 20155, to strengthen procedural guarantees and regulate technology-…

On September 11, 2015, the Official State Gazette (issue 218) published Organic Law 10/2015, of September 10, 2015 on access and publicity concerning certain information contained in judgments rendered in tax fraud matters.

The Law 29/2015, of July 30, 2015, on international cooperation in civil matters (the “Law”) was published in the Official State Gazette on July 31, 2015 and enters into force on August 20, 2015. It is an important new for the Spanish legal system…

Organic Law 7/2015, of July 21, 2015, amending Judiciary Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, 1985,  and approved by the lower house of the Spanish parliament on July 8, 2015, was published in the Official State Gazette on July 22, 2015

Law 19/2015, of July 13, 2015, on Administrative Reform Measures concerning the Justice System and the Civil Registry was published in the Official State Gazette on July 14, 2015. This Law sets out the new legislative measures needed to implement…