Each month a legal column is published in the paper edition, but this month we have decided to include it online owing to its relevance concerning Easter.
Travelling to and in Spain
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Plusvalia Good News?
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
A court decision in the North of Spain could be applied to the rest of the country meaning a possible tax refund on the municipal plusvalia.
Mortgage Floor Clauses
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
On the 21 December 2016, the European Court of Justice produced a Judgment, in relation to mortgage loans and the limitations set by the Spanish Supreme Court, regarding the unfair practice of clauses relating to minimum interest rates.
Child Images & Social Media
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Use common sense when posting pictures of your children:
If you are a parent and your child asks that you to remove their picture from Facebook, do not resist: it is their legal right.
Cadastral
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Catastro: cadastral value and the implication of the revision, 2016…
Legal: Due Diligence
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
In legal terms Due Diligence is the process of factual and legal investigation, research, analysis and discovery, on a business, person or asset before the signing of a contract, the signing of public documents or the purchase of an asset.
Noise and The Law
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
According to a study of the European Union, 25% of EU citizens are exposed regularly to sound levels above 65 decibels.
Consumer Rights
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
The travel industry in Spain is regulated by several laws the most important being the Ley de Defensa de Consumidores y Usuarios (law for consumer protection).
The European Certificate of Succession
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
August 17, 2015 marked the introduction of new European rules (regulation 650/2012), that introduced a number of important developments in inheritance law, which will be applicable in the European Union (with the exception of the UK, Ireland and Denmark)
Capital Gains Tax
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
The introduction of law 26/2014 of 27 November, changed dramatically the way Capital Gains Tax from the sale of an unmovable asset (a property) is calculated.