On June 2016, EU Directive 943/2016, on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure were published, giving a 2 years term to the Member States to adapt its domestic regulations. On June 2018 very few countries had fulfilled this obligation: Italy was one of the […]
QUESTION ONE – Which techniques are typically used by international counterparties in your experience to overcome challenges in the negotiation process? Confirming the identity of the specific company, alongside your counterpart’s mandate to negotiate can be a useful technique. The decision-making chain is often too long and negotiation can get stuck easily. To avoid this […]
Multi-national corporations will always have a wide range of different contracts in place at any one time, be they with contractors, suppliers, vendors, clients or intellectual property licensors, among other […]
Read moreThe appointment of auditor (either in voluntary or compulsory cases) is a competence of the General Assembly, shareholders’ Body, (art. 160 b) LSC. The appointment of auditor when compulsory must be done before ending the fiscal year to be audited, although the auditor acceptance can be signed later on. When the auditing is not compulsory […]
A desire to move away from the hierarchical nature of large law firms and a passion for social enterprise are the driving forces behind LeQuid, a Madrid-based business law firm and IR Global member. LeQuid specialises in corporate and tax law, including restructuring, insolvency and mergers & acquisitions – all of which sounds very routine […]
Read moreLaw 7/1996, regarding ordinance of retail trade, regulated for the first time the franchise activity in Spain through a single article, 62, whose point 2 provided that the physical or legal persons who intend to develop in Spain the franchising activity should be registered, if so, in the Registry that will be established by the […]
An initial coin offering (ICO) is a concept that has come to real prominence during the last three years, alongside the rise of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), as […]
Read moreJosé Dutilh of LeQuid, Social Enterprise and Business Law Firm (Spain) spoke with the IR Digital team in London, José speaks on BEPS in Spain, the effectiveness of tax grouping for clients and then goes on to tell us more about his firm LeQuid. José Dutilh is IR Global’s exclusive Tax (Law) member in Spain. […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the everyday lexicon as products as diverse as cars and fridges often now employ some form of AI to support their functions. In fact, there […]
Read moreThe United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29th 2019, officially dissolving its membership after 25 years. During that time the EU has expanded considerably […]
Read moreJoint ventures can be an efficient and effective way to access new markets, develop new products or explore new industries. They can be operational in nature, or passive if they […]
Read moreTraditionally it has been questioned whether social administrators would be able to coordinate their role as an Administrator with that of Employment Relations (of either senior or middle management) having already the so called “Teoría del Vínculo” (“Contractual Link Theory”) applied by Courts. “Contractual Link Theory” (magistrate of the Supreme Court, Mr. Desdentado Bonete) It […]
