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  • Package travel and flight cancellations: do you claim from the airline or the organizer?

    Passengers affected by the cancellation of a flight that is part of a package tour cannot claim reimbursement from the airline carrier, and instead have to claim a refund of the cost of their tickets from the organizer of their trip where they are protected by the legislation on package travel. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has so determined in a judgment delivered on July 10, 2019 (Case C-163/2018).
  • What the new marine fuels will be like in 2020

    When the new year arrives, ships’ fuel must contain a lower proportion of sulphur, to reduce the environmental footprint of maritime transport.
  • The 25th United Nations Climate Change summit is declared an event of exceptional public interest

    On November 11, 2019 the Official State Gazette published Royal Decree-law 15/2019, of November 8, 2019, adopting urgent measures for the organization in Spain of the 25th United Nationals Climate Change summit.
  • Restructuring & Insolvency Newsletter - December 2019 | Judgments of interest

    Selection of the main restructuring and insolvency judgments.
  • Personal income tax exemption allowed for termination of senior managers’ employment

    Supreme Court (Judicial Review Chamber) concludes that termination by unilateral decision of the employer of a senior management contract is exempt up to seven days’ per year with a limit of six monthly payments.
  • Tax Newsletter - November 2019 | Decisions

  • Restructuring & Insolvency Newsletter - December 2019 | News and events

  • Tax Newsletter - November 2019

  • Tax Newsletter - November 2019 | Resolution Requests

  • How climate change came to sit in the boardroom

    Boards must take extreme care when informing about the effect of climate change on corporations’ transactions.