The Spanish Copyright Law
Thanks to the introduction of the European directives, copyright law has been harmonized throughout the European territory, including Spain, and has strengthened legal protection of creators.
Collective agreements in Spain
Collective agreements are agreements between unions and employers that establish wages, work schedule and other work conditions. Additionally, these agreements allow the adjustment of the rules of the company’s business sector.
Concept and purposes of the due diligence in Spain
The due diligence refers to an investigation procedure prior to acquiring or investing in a project. The aim of the due diligence is to give the investor or buyer a full knowledge of all the costs, benefits and risks involved in the transaction, so that he can take a reflexive decision.
Major modifications to work conditions contract in Spain
The modifications to work conditions contracts in Spain include: significant modifications to the employment contract, required conditions for significant modification to work conditions, types of significant modifications to work conditions, communication of the decision on significant modifications to work conditions, and opportunies available to the employees with regards to individual and collective framework.
How to comply with the Law of Cookies and avoid Sanctions in Spain
The new Law of Cookies amended in 2012 has established fines as a call to attention to electronic businesses so that they update their respective web pages; businesses in Spain have already been sanctioned. The following article summarises the event and provides an introduction to understand how to avoid committing these errors.
The Economic Significance of the EU Data Protection Reform
The objectives of the data protection reform is to provide a higher level of control over collected data and unify data protection rules across the European Union. In the practice these measures will cut costs for Spanish companies who are operating in other member countries and thus make them more competitive on the global market.
The Implementation of Foreign Hereditary Titles in Spain
The private international law proposes a series of possibilities about the regulation of hereditary titles related to foreign countries. It is worth noting that this is a very complex matter since it seeks to harmonize different legal systems.
Impact of European Data Protection Reform on small and medium sized enterprises in Spain
The data protection reform will reduce costs related to data collection for SMEs. The benefits will allow Small and Medium Sized enterprises in Spain to strengthen their role on the global market thus helping them to expand their business abroad.
Penalty System of the Spanish Law on Protection of Personal Information
Following the reform of the penalty system of the LOPD, where authority reverts back to the Spanish Agency on the Protection of Information, both those individuals responsible for the files (organizations that treat personal information directly) and those in charge of the treatment of this information (organizations that handle Personal Information under commission) will be subject to the penalty regime of the LOPD.
Objective Dismissals in Spain: Dismissal for Organizational Reasons
The Spanish Labour Legislation contains several grounds for objective dismissal, and among these is the category of dismissals for economic, organizational, technical, and production reasons. These reasons are the same …
