Publications - Corporate and M&A
COVID-19: Companies’ corporate bodies adjust to a new exceptional regime
The various pieces of legislation published during the state of emergency, together with statements by registrars and by the CNMV, have created a new exceptional regime governing the corporate bodies of commercial companies, which makes it necessary…
COVID-19: Publication of royal decree-law mapping steps to be followed in justice system procedures
We analyze Royal Decree-Law 16/2020, of April 28, 2020, published in the April 29 edition of the Official State Gazette (BOE), adopting procedural and organizational measures to confront COVID-19 (RDL 16/2020). And entering into force on April 30,…
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | Week between April 27 and May 3 2020
Critical plans for a return to activity, taxes on the renegotiation of loans, notification of judicial decisions, and doubts regarding leases
Thoughts on royal decree laws 11/2020 and 15/2020 in relation to leases
We analyze certain doubts about interpretation arising from some of the provisions enacted due to the crisis caused by COVID-19 in relation to leases.
What a Time to be in Capital Markets
Partners Fernando Vives, head of the firm, and Gonzalo García-Fuertes, both based in Madrid, comment about the current environment ('Best Lawyers').
COVID-19: News in the medical devices industry in Europe and in Spain
Below we summarize some of the specific measures adopted in relation to medical devices by the main European and Spanish authorities. These measures are part of the set of new pieces of legislation affecting the pharmaceutical and healthcare…
COVID-19: These are the additional urgent measures introduced by Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 to support the economy and employment
We analyze from the standpoint of corporate law/commercial contracts, labor, tax, litigation and administrative law, the main new legislation introduced by Royal Decree-Law 15/2020, of April 21, 2020, adopting additional urgent measures to support…
COVID-19: Impact on Foreign Direct Investments in Spain
COVID-19: Foreign investments, deferral of taxes, return-to-work plans and shake-up plan for the courts
For another week running, Garrigues examines the key legal issues that companies should be aware of to continue forward in the current context.
The Polish Act on counteracting COVID-19 entered into force
On 31 March, 2020 an amendment to the Act on specific solutions related to the preventing, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, together with other acts (the “Act”) entered…
COVID-19: Companies face a return to non-essential activities, new rules on administrative and procedural time periods and the renegotiation of agreements
The situation created by the spread of COVID-19 requires an analysis of the new legislation from all angles of business law. For another week running, Garrigues summarizes the key new legislation that companies need to be aware of over the coming…
COVID-19: The Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission extends the cessation of terms and deadlines
In an effort to mitigate risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus, the Permanent Commission of the CRE (Energy Regulatory Comission) determined that the cessation of terms and deadlines associated with proceedings processed before the CRE will…