
The Whistleblowing Directive and its transposition in Spain
Spain, like many Member States, urgently needs to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons reporting breaches of EU law, the deadline for which expired on 17 December 2021.
On 16 December 2019, Directive…

Developments in the rental housing market: limitation of the rent update and declaration of unconstitutionality of the Catalan law
The government has decreed a rent freeze in the wake of the crisis generated by the war in Ukraine, while the Constitutional Court has annulled a large part of the content of the Catalan Housing Law.
In the last month,…

Limitation of redundancies among the measures contained in RD-Law 6/2022
Find out about the new labour and Social Security measures introduced in the new Royal Decree-Law 6/2022 of 29 March adopting urgent measures within the framework of the National Response Plan to the economic and social consequences…

The Supreme Court puts an end to the debate on how the increase in the minimum wage affects collective bargaining agreements
The Fourth Chamber of the Supreme Court in its recent rulings considers that the increase must be applied in the terms contemplated in the Workers' Statute, not affecting those who are already receiving a higher salary on…

Attention: last days to register in the Register of Large Housing Holders
The Catalan Law 1/2022 of 3 March to address the housing emergency introduced, among other measures, the obligation for large housing tenants to register in the new Register of Large Housing Tenants
On 8 March last, Catalan…

The Man In the Middle scam and its civil consequences
How does it affect the performance of a civil or commercial contract when a hacker intercepts the debtor's payment, and is the debtor released from the obligation?
I present to you the following factual situation: ENTERPRISE,…

The "Boiler Room" scam in cryptocurrency investments
Notes characteristic of the usual operation in scams committed by a "fake advisor" to small cryptocurrency investors.
In the midst of the cryptocurrency and NFT boom, the proliferation of exchange platforms and the internationalisation…

Compliance in antitrust law
Competition compliance programmes
In recent years, competition law, its enforcement and efficiency as a core rule of conduct in the market have become essential elements in the decision-making process of companies' decision-making…

Selective distribution contracts and compliance with competition law
Permitted and prohibited restrictions in selective distribution agreements under competition law
This article aims to analyse the fundamental impact of competition law, within the framework of the European Union, on agreements…

Approval of a further extension of the ERTEs
The approval of a new Royal Decree Law (2/2022 of 22 February) proposes new measures to support companies and the self-employed to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.
Today, 23/02, the Royal Decree Law 2/2022 of 22 February…

Main labour aspects and novelties of the General State Budget for 2022
We analyse the most relevant labour aspects of Law 22/2021 published on 29 December 2021.
On 29 December 2021, the new State Budget was published. Below is a summary and schematic presentation of the most relevant points…

Relevant developments in the field of consumer and user protection
Relevant developments in consumer and user protection.
On 28 April 2021, Royal Decree 7/2021 of 27 April was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), transposing ten European Union directives that were pending incorporation…