EU vs UK Intellectual Property Rights – Unauthorized use of Photographs on Website

The case of Absolute Lofts South West London Limited v Artisan Home Improvements Limited and another (2015) EWHC 2608(IPEC) is an Intellectual Property Enterprise Court case, where the judge was asked to determine the damages for use of over twenty photographs on the website of a home improvement services company, in circumstances where the photographer’s […]

Katherine EvansSenior Partner, Mirkwood Evans Vincent

LeQuid, The J. Dutilh Business Law Firm joins IR Global as the exclusive Tax Law Member in Spain

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce José María Dutilh of LeQuid, The J. Dutilh Business Law Firm. José has joined IR as our exclusive Tax Law Member in Spain. Managing Partner at LeQuid since september 2006 José María Dutilh is a Corporate Tax Lawyer and Insolvency Administrator specialized in […]

Implementing A “Corporate Compliance” And Data Protection Protocol – Spain

1. Proposal   The recent reform of the Criminal Code published in the Official State Gazette on 31 March 2015, entering into effect last 1 July, has substantially modified article 31 (2) of the Criminal Code, regarding the criminal liability of bodies corporate.     Criminal regulations lay down the criminal liability of bodies corporate and […]

Agreement on competent authorities to automatic exchange of information from financial accounts

The Council of Ministers has approved an agreement by which knowledge of the Multilateral Agreement between competent authorities takes automatic exchange of information on financial accounts.Spain and 52 other states and jurisdictions signed the October 29, 2014, in Berlin, an agreement for the automatic exchange of international tax information. Against the traditional exchange of information […]

Directive 2013/34/EU and its implementation in the Italian discipline (Legislative Decree n. 171 draft). Changes to the Leg.Decree n. 127/1991

Following a public consultation that the Finance Ministry had promoted on the implementation in Italy of the Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports, the Italian Government has recently issued (May 2015) the Legislative Decree n. 171 draft containing modifications to the current legislation that will affect the domestic framework on […]

Dr. Pierino PostacchiniChartered Accountant, Auditor, BP&A, Finance and Business consulting

Directive 2013/34/EU and its implementation in the Italian discipline (Legislative Decree n. 171 draft). Changes to the Italian Civil Code

Following a public consultation that the Finance Ministry had promoted on the implementation in Italy of the Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports, the Italian Government has recently issued (May 2015) the Legislative Decree n. 171 draft containing modifications to the current legislation that will affect the domestic framework on […]

Dr. Pierino PostacchiniChartered Accountant, Auditor, BP&A, Finance and Business consulting

Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports.

Directive 2013/34/EU of 26 June 2013 is aimed at amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC. Such Directive will oblige all member States to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 20 July 2015. Directive […]

Dr. Pierino PostacchiniChartered Accountant, Auditor, BP&A, Finance and Business consulting

Conflicts of interest under the new Law 31/2014, which amends the Companies’ Act with the aim of strengthening the corporate governance:

The new regulation of conflicts of interest among shareholders provides a new frame for the relationships between majority and minority shareholders of Spanish companies, and makes essential for joint venture companies to have a shareholders agreement in order to prevent an abusive exercise of its new rights by minority shareholders. Conflicts of interest regulated under […]

Mercedes ClavellOf Counsel, Arco Abogados

Durán-Sindreu, Asesores Legales y Tributarios joins IR as the exclusive Insolvency Member in Spain.

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Daniel Cuéllar of Durán-Sindreu, Asesores Legales y Tributarios. Daniel has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency member in Spain. Durán-Sindreu is an independent firm of lawyers and business experts with more than 40 years’ experience in the legal and consultancy market. Our […]