Spain
Sustainable mobility: keys to complying with new legal obligations
Law 9/2025 requires mobility plans to be negotiated with workers’ representatives. With the deadline ending in December 2026, many companies are already receiving applications to start negotiations. In this post we offer keys to the new legal obligations.The CJEU outlines the forum of the 'anchor defendant' in actions for 'antitrust' damages directed against a plurality of defendants
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has specified the scope of Article 8.1 of the Brussels I Bis Regulation in actions for damages for infringements of competition law with multiple defendants. The judgment clarifies that the anchor defendant forum can be applied even if that defendant has not been the addressee of the sanctioning decision and confirms that the mere fact that the alleged harm occurred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) is not, in itself, sufficient to treat the claim as manifestly unfounded at the jurisdictional stage.Supplementary protection certificates in Europe: towards a unified system and the extension of biotech protection
The European regime on supplementary protection certificates could undergo a huge transformation. The EU has proposed measures such as introducing a centralized examination procedure at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), creating a unitary supplementary protection certificate or extending protection by a further 12 months for some medicines developed using biotech processes and for advanced therapies.The new Customer Service Law reshapes consumer protection: what’s changing and how to prepare
In sectors where the customer experience is built on dozens of micro-interactions, the quality of customer service can make all the difference. Law 10/2025 establishes, for the first time in Spain, a comprehensive framework for how companies must organize, provide, and demonstrate the quality of their customer service. Adapting to these new obligations poses significant challenges that must be addressed as a cross-functional initiative involving operations, sales, legal, quality, and technology departments.The granting of tax benefits based on tax residence violates the principle of equality
The Constitutional Court thus concludes in relation to the application of the reduced rate of the tax on documented legal acts that Galician legislation regulates for mutual guarantee companies with registered office in the territory of the autonomous community of Galicia, but its conclusions (supported by the jurisprudence of the CJEU) are undoubtedly projected on other tax benefits that are made dependent on tax residence.Alcohol and drug controls at work: the tool that can protect employees by reducing accidents
In certain jobs, occupational accidents can be related, in a high percentage, to the consumption of alcohol and drugs. Adequate monitoring by the company can prevent or reduce them. Determining when and to what extent such monitoring is possible is crucial for the proper implementation of protocols for the control of the use of these substances.The European Union’s Data Act and its impact on the tourism sector
The new European Data Framework transforms the role of hotels in the digital economy. The Data Act gives back to establishments control over the information generated by their connected systems and opens opportunities to innovate, optimize costs and strengthen their competitiveness.The public CbC: first application in Spain of the new obligation of “corporate transparency”
The obligation to publish the so-called “country-by-country report” (known as “public CbCR”) affects multinational groups and independent companies whose consolidated revenues exceed 750 million euros in each of the last two consecutive years. Spain has some relevant peculiarities in the transposition of this obligation that should be considered in its first application.