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It is becoming increasingly common to use representation and warranties insurance policies (known as R&W insurance or W&l insurance) in M&A transactions. These insurances allow the compensation that the seller must pay to the buyer, for certain damages caused because of the breach of contract, to be paid directly by an insurer in exchange for […]

One of the most controversial aspects of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Law is the deductibility of input VAT. Companies often encounter difficulties in determining the correct way to deduct input VAT when they simultaneously carry out transactions that give rise to a right to deduct, i.e. transactions that are subject to and not exempt […]

What is a tax crime? The first thing to be clear about a tax offence (or, as the Criminal Code calls it, “offence against the Public Treasury”) is that it is a crime that cannot be committed by everyone, since it involves having defrauded the Treasury (whether at state, regional, provincial, or local level) of […]

Unfortunately, it is quite often the case that a worker appropriates or steals (the difference between “theft” and “robbery” is basically that for “robbery” to occur, it must have been done by force, intimidation or violence against persons or things) objects or items belonging to the company, his or her employer. When this happens to […]

The regulation of limited and public limited companies (LLC and PLC) in Spain, is mentioned in the included in the Spanish Royal Legislative Decree 1/2010, of 2 July, which approves the revised text of the Capital Companies Act, however, it does not include the transformation procedure, as this legal figure is one of the so-called […]

The Council of Ministers has recently approved the Preliminary Draft Bill amending the Criminal Code to transpose directives on the fight against fraud and counterfeiting of means of payment. The new law transposes three EU directives into Spanish law: Directive (EU) 2019/713 on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment; Directive 2014/57 (EU) […]

When an individual participates in a company, whether in a personal capacity or as a legal entity, they do so with the expectation and confidence that the company will generate profits. Shareholders or members are afforded the opportunity to reap the returns on their investment in the company. Under our legal system, this is characterised […]

A due diligence is an investigation process of one or more assets, which may well be of a company or a group of companies. However, before entering into this “indirect” acquisition process (decision to acquire the company as means of acquiring the assets and liabilities contained therein), we should ask ourselves whether it is more favourable, […]

The legal adviser to the administrative body is a figure regulated by Law 39/1975 of the 31st of October, still in force, whose function is to advise on due compliance with the legality of the adopted Agreements. That said, and although it is applicable to any administrative body (sole administrator, several joint/solidary administrators and/or Board […]

Without prejudice to the possibility of not providing proof of the reality of the contributions in Limited Liability Companies in accordance with art. 62. 2 of Article 62 of the Consolidated Text of the Capital Companies Act – a matter that was already dealt with in a previous post – the fact is that the […]