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  • Canary Islands region redefines vacation rentals with new law to balance tourism and residential needs

    The recently approved Law on Sustainable Tourist Use of Housing introduces limits, requirements and a complex set of transitional rules to make vacation rentals compatible with access to housing and urban coexistence in the Canary Islands.

  • Teleworking and permanent establishment? The new keys to the OECD convention

    The OECD insists on the concepts of availability of housing by the company and habituality in the exercise of the activity from that domicile; and underlines the importance of there being a commercial reason for the provision of services under a teleworking regime.

  • Garrigues, Firm of the Year in Spain, and Fernando Vives, Lawyer of the Year in the Legal 500 Iberia Awards 2025

    This is the first edition of these awards in the Iberian region.

  • Spain: The Government approves the implementing regulations on training contracts

    The regulatory framework for training contracts has been implemented following the 2021 labor reform, with provisions on the two contract types: for alternance training and for work experience. It places a cap on the number of training contracts.

  • How the available means of delivering a dismissal letter have evolved

    Digitalization has transformed the way we communicate, and media such as email or instant messaging have appeared. Its use is even becoming established in the work environment, for notifications from companies to employees. In this post we analyze the most recent rulings on the validity of these means of delivering a dismissal letter and the issues to consider when they are used for that purpose.

  • Towards a comprehensive VAT reform in the EU travel and tourism sector

    Since the end of July, the European Commission has been carrying out a review process of the VAT rules applicable to the travel and tourism sectors. The expected horizon for adoption is the fourth quarter of 2026.

  • Transport, Logistics and Shipping Newsletter - November 2025

    En esta 'newsletter' ofrecemos un análisis detallado de las principales novedades legales que afectan a los sectores del transporte, la logística y el ámbito marítimo. Abordamos los cambios regulatorios más recientes, las reformas legislativas en curso y su impacto en la operativa diaria de las empresas.

  • The European Union simplifies the carbon border adjustment mechanism for small importers of goods

    The new ‘de minimis’ exemption substantially reduces administrative burdens for the vast majority of importers, while maintaining environmental and climate objectives.

  • New guidance on vehicle data and the Data Act: challenges and opportunities

    The European Commission has published the first guidelines clarifying how the obligations of the Data Act apply to connected vehicles. The document provides guidance for manufacturers, providers and users on access to, and use and transmission of, the data generated by vehicles, paving the way to a new stage in automotive data governance and the structure of future business models based on digital mobility.

  • The challenge of an ageing population is driving new employment policies aimed at seniors

    In view of the ageing of the population, public strategies are being approved aimed at promoting the employment of seniors, while encouraging policies at the company level to promote labor inclusion and retention of senior talent.