INTERVIEW ON LEGAL TODAY, THOMSON REUTERS LEGAL PORTAL
To access the full interview, click on the following link: “La humanidad y las nuevas tecnologías son la combinación perfecta para afrontar cualquier cambio”
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COVID19-THE MEASURES PUT IN PLACE DO NOT ALLOW A TENANT TO STOP PAYING THE RENT
“The measures put in place for COVID-19 do not allow a tenant to stop paying the rent” In our last post we echoed the measure put in place, whereby evictions can be suspended for a maximum period of 6 months. We clarified in that post that this will only be possible if the tenant is in a socially or financially vulnerable situation as a result of the effects of COVID-19. We also explained what the...
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COVID19 – GOVERMENT MEASURES FOR PRIMARY RESIDENCE RENTALS
«3 measures, little practical help for most» In our previous blog post (referring to leases on premises), we highlighted that “the goodwill of the parties is the key to minimizing the damage”, in this post, our conclusion remains the same. What measures have been approved? -MORATORIUM ON RENTAL DEBT: this moratorium can only be applied for by large holders of property (owner of >10...
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LEASES IN “COVID-19” TIME
Arrendamientos en tiempos del «Covid-19».La excepcional situación provocada por la pandemia del denominado “coronavirus” COVID-19, plantea numerosas cuestiones en el plano jurídico. En este apartado queremos ofrecer nuestro punto de vista en relación a los arrendamientos urbanos. ¿Cómo afecta el estado de alarma a los Arrendamientos en tiempos del «Covid-19»? “Goodwill on the part of all those involved is key...
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AMENDMENT OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD FOR PERSONAL ACTIONS
The first final provision of Law 42/2015, dated October 5th, for the amendment of Civil Procedure Law 1/2000, dated January 7th, sees the introduction of an important reduction to the limitation period for the exercising of personal actions for which no special limitation period is established. Thus, the general limitation period of 15 years as established by the Civil Code was reduced to 5 years, as from 7th...
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INHERITANCE AND GIFT TAX
By means of Ruling passed on September 3rd, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the tax regime established under the Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax contravened European Union primary law, as it infringed on the principle of free movement of capital, specifically by infringement of Article 63 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 40 of the Agreement on the European...
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