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  • Garrigues named Spain Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards 2026

    The award recognizes the firm’s leadership in the Spanish legal market following the annual research carried out by Chambers & Partners

  • Branded residences and homeowners’ associations (‘comunidades de propietarios’): agreement with the hotel operator

    An increasing number of purchasers are showing interest in the so-called branded residences, which combine the advantages of acquiring a private home with the sophisticated design, luxury services and professional management provided by a hotel operator. A key aspect of this investment is understanding the relationship between the hotel operator and the homeowners’ association.    

  • The Supreme Court reinforces the principle of legitimate expectations

    The court argues that, although the CJEU has ruled that the customs authorities of the country of import are not obliged to accept certificates of origin beyond the period of validity provided for in customs regulations, they must accept such certificates if they have previously exercised their powers of control.

  • The EU proposes to redefine labor mobility by reforming the coordination of social security and is committed to quality employment

    In the week of Europe Day (9 May), we look at the reform that the European Union institutions are working on about social security coordination rules and their roadmap for quality employment. 

  • Roncato: When a coexistence agreement redefines the rules of a trademark conflict

    The Spanish Supreme Court has brought to an end the trademark dispute between the two branches of the Italian Roncato family, a leading name in the luggage sector. The companies, Valigeria Roncato and Baulificio Italiano, will continue to use the surname “Roncato” in their respective trademarks, in accordance with the coexistence agreement signed in 1996.    

  • Garrigues brings on board Juan Grangel as Labor and Employment partner at the Zaragoza office

    He has a strong professional background in employment law, labor compliance and combatting employment fraud, as a result of a lengthy career in both the public sector and in private practice.

  • Is your hotel ready to negotiate the sustainable commuting mobility plan?

    Because of rotating shifts, seasonality, and peripheral or island locations, the hotel sector is one of the major “silent” recipients of the new Law 9/2025.    

  • Spain: A review of the main tax measures introduced by the royal decree-law in response to the crisis in the Middle East

    Following the repeal of the two previous royal decree-laws, the government pushes forward with tax measures aimed at lowering energy costs and other personal income and corporate income tax measures relating, among others, to the use of energy from renewable sources.

  • Tax Newsletter - March 2026

    In this newsletter we provide a regular roundup of the main new developments in tax law (legislation, judgments, decisions by the economic-administrative tribunals and resolutions by the Directorate-General of Taxes, among others) in Spain.

  • The CJEU strengthens control over the refusal of national judicial bodies to refer questions for a preliminary ruling

    The court states that courts of last instance must give adequate reasons for their decision not to refer a question for a preliminary ruling, even in the absence of an express request from the parties.