Ascensión Martín

Apr

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Procedural and organizational measures to confront COVID-19 in the area of Administration of Justice

Royal Decree-Law 16/2020, of April 28, has been published with the above heading in the B.O.E. of April 29, 2020, and will enter into force the day after its publication, that is, on April 30. The aim of this law is the gradual reactivation of the operational running of the courts and tribunals. Amongst these […]

Apr

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Measures for the different use of leases other than residence as a consequence of COVID-19

Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 of April 21 was published in the Official State Gazette on April 22, 2020, regarding complementary urgent measures to provide support for the economy and unemployment. The law came into force the day after its publication. As had already been done for main residence leases, a series of new measures have been […]

Apr

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Measures relating to main residence leases adopted as a consequence of COVID-19

On April 1, Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, of March 31, was published, which adopts additional urgent measures in the social and economic sphere to confront COVID-19. The twelfth Final Provision indicates that the measures envisaged will remain in force until one month after the end of the term of the declaration of the state of alert, […]

Apr

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Is ignoring an order of an authorised officer for having broken the confinement during the state of alarm just an administrative penalty or can it be considered a crime?

Article 7 of the Real Decree 463/2020, of March 14, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the situation of health crisis caused by COVID-19, limits freedom of movement of the majority of Spanish citizens, which has been restricted even more by the Real Decree-Law 10/2020, of March 29, which regulates a […]

Apr

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More about the clause “rebus sic stantibus” at times of Covid-19

We are living in very difficult times not solely from a personal, family and human point of view but also from business perspective, as a set of measures have been approved which greatly affect usual functioning of our production, distribution, advertising, sale and purchase system, our employment market, as well as our relations with different […]

Dec

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Complaint channel: protection for the complainant who reports breaches in European Union law

A big step forward has been taken regarding whistleblowers protection. It will undoubtedly make the complaint channel more effective that must be included in all compliance programs. This step forward has been established by Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of October 23, 2019, on the protection of persons reporting […]