by Bufete Megías | Feb 28, 2018 | Bankruptcy law, Commercial law, Company law, Labour law, Social security, Uncategorized
In a company takeover, Spain’s Social Security [Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social – TGSS] has declared the joint and several liability of the acquiring company, regarding the accounts payable involving contributions and surcharges to the Social Security...
by Bufete Megías | Feb 28, 2018 | Commercial contracts, Commercial law, Data protection, E-commerce, Internet, Uncategorized
Facebook, Twitter and Google+ have announced they are to proceed to amend their terms and conditions of service to bring them in line with EU regulations on consumer protection and guarantee the quick and easy removal of illegal content, whenever they are requested to...
by Bufete Megías | Feb 27, 2018 | Banking, Civil law, Mortgages, Uncategorized
The court of first instance no. 6 in OVIEDO, in its Ruling 369/2017, of 4 October, has dismissed as unfair the clause in a mortgage loan agreement that requires the borrower to pay an arrangement fee, thereby declaring it inapplicable. The contested clause establishes...
by Bufete Megías | Feb 21, 2018 | Commercial law, Company law, Compliance, Criminal law, Uncategorized
Regulatory compliance is becoming increasingly necessary in all companies, as they can now be held criminally responsible for any offences their employees or managers may commit, with serious reputational and financial ramifications for organisations, which may go as...
by Bufete Megías | Feb 12, 2018 | Banking, Construction, Mortgages, Property assets, Property law, Uncategorized
Those mortgages arranged with a clause that set a minimum, or floor, for the interest rate applicable have meant that the holder has been overpaying in recent years. A ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union dated 21 December 2016 requires banks and...
