Spain

  • Garrigues’ IP area achieves the maximum distinction in the WTR 1000 2025, in Spain and Portugal

    The ranking has also singled out the work of five of our professionals in both countries

  • ‘Riders’ law’ and platform work directive: challenges ahead

    On November 11, 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/2831 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on improving working conditions in platform work was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Its transposition by the Member States (which deadline is December 2, 2026) will bring with it new and important obligations for digital platforms.

  • Tax Newsletter - December 2024 and January 2025

    In the Garrigues Tax Newsletter we compile, month by month, the most relevant developments in this practice area: judgments, rulings, regulations...

  • Is hotel furniture protected by copyright?

    Furniture design can enjoy the same protection as a work of art, even without prior registration. Ensuring the transfer of such copyright is essential in order to avoid legal disputes and safeguard the future use of furniture designed ad hoc.

  • Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - January 2025

    In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory.

  • The new waste tax and its numerous questions

    Law 7/2022, of 8 April, has incorporated the obligation for all municipalities in Spain to approve a tax or a public non-tax financial contribution that adheres to the principle of “the polluter pays”. Below, we analyze some of the questions raised by this obligation.

  • Do employees who have appealed their medical discharge have to return to work?

    One question that usually arises when employees appeal their medical discharges after a temporary disability process is whether they must return to their job or can wait to receive the corresponding resolution. We will see in this post that the general rule is that the medical discharge determines the obligation to return to work, but there are exceptions.

  • Spain: Royal Decree-Law 9/2024 of 23 December, which adopted measures such as the extension of the Minimum Interprofessional Wage or the updating of contribution bases, has been repealed

    The Plenary of the Congress of Deputies has repealed Royal Decree-Law 9/2024 adopting urgent measures in economic, tax, transport and social security matters, and extending certain measures to deal with situations of social vulnerability.

  • Spain: Working hours and collective bargaining

    Provisions on maximum working hours could be contrary to the essential content of the right to collective bargaining in Article 37 of the Spanish Constitution.

  • Garrigues once again places first in the Merco Responsibility ESG ranking

    For another year, the firm has ranked the highest of among the 100 most responsible companies in Spain according to this ranking, and has renewed its presence in the Governance ranking.