
Fake news, protection of the right to honour and liability of digital platforms in the civil sphere
Barely a week ago, the ruling of the 6th section of the Criminal Division of the Barcelona Provincial Court, which contained the first conviction in Spain for disseminating fake news, was made public through the media. In…

First European Data Protection Label approved
Europrivacy has been validated by the European Data Protection Board as the first European certification mechanism for compliance with the European Data Protection Regulation. On 10 October the European Data Protection Board…

Entry into force of the Crea y Crece law
The new law introduces important new features and amendments in the corporate field
On 19 October, Law 18/2022, of 28 September, on the creation and growth of companies (Crea y Crece Law) came into force, which aims,…

The amendment to the Penal Code is approved and the catalog of crimes that can be committed by legal entities is expanded
Organic Law 10/2022, of September 6, on the comprehensive guarantee of sexual freedom, amends the Penal Code in relation to crimes against moral integrity and sexual harassment for which legal persons could be criminally…

Profound modification of the revised text of the Insolvency Law and restructuring mechanisms
Last September 6, Law 16/2022 of September 5 was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), by which a profound reform of the Consolidated Text of the Insolvency Law was carried out, by means of which Directive 2019/1023…

Labor implications of the new comprehensive equal treatment law
The new Equality Law includes illness as a new case of discrimination, so it is likely that the risk of nullity will increase significantly in those dismissals that affect workers who are on sick leave. On July 13, 2022,…

Million-dollar fine for violation of trade secrets
Indemnification for infringement of trade secrets provided under a confidentiality agreement..
Confidential information as an asset
Today, one of the most important assets for an organization is information, especially…

New block exemption regulation for vertical agreements and new vertical guidelines
From 1 June 2022, a new Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation and New Vertical Guidelines apply in order to adapt the vertical agreements regulation to the new digital context.
A new chapter in the field of Antitrust…

More limitations to the company's ability to adjust employees' schedule
Recent rulings consider that minor adjustments to employees' working hours, which previously could be varied unilaterally by the company, must now pass the control of substantial modifications of working hours in case they…

Social Security allows you to choose your retirement date
Royal Decree 453/2022 of 14 June regulates the determination of the triggering event and the effects of retirement in its contributory modality.
What do we mean by "triggering event"?
The qualifying event is the date…

The figure of the legal advisor
A forgotten figure but mandatory on certain occasions, whose existence becomes key to prevent possible corporate conflicts.
The figure of the legal advisor in commercial companies, although it is a somewhat forgotten…

When it comes to phishing and bank smishing, complain to your bank
The vulnerability of older people to the digitalisation of banking services. "I'm old, but I'm not an idiot", the onus is on the bank.
1. Proliferation of different types of crime involving money deposited in banks
There…