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The Council of Ministers approves the creation of the Central Registry of Beneficial Ownership and its regulation
In this Legal Briefing, we analyse the main new features arising from the creation of the Registry...
Pérez-Llorca debates the new Whistleblowing Law and its impact on companies
The law on the protection of persons who report regulatory infringements and the fight against corruption
In this Legal Briefing, we analyse the most relevant new features of the Law and answer the following questions: Who does the legislation protect? What information can be communicated? Who must implement these measures? What is the Independent Author...
Year in review 2022 White Collar Crime and Investigations
Analysis of the most relevant legislative and jurisprudential developments of 2022...
The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review: Spain
Under the SCC, bribery occurs whenever a public official receives or is offered a reward to carry out an act or make an omission in breach of his or her duties or in the performance of these duties...
Internal investigations: recent developments in Spain
To date, the Spanish Supreme Court’s Criminal Section (SSC) has issued very few rulings that specifically analyse the limits on controlling corporate electronic devices and communication channels...
Year in review 2021 White Collar Crime and Investigations
This Year in review 2021 White Collar Crime and Investigations analysis of the most relevant legislative and jurisprudential developments of 2021...
Criteria to assess whether there is any risk of the requested person´s fundamental right to a fair trial in the execution of an European arrest warrant
In this Legal Briefing we analyse the latest Court of Justice of the European Union's judgement on the opposition motives in the execution of an European arrest warrant...
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review
For companies conducting cross-border business, and legal practitioners who advise them, corruption remains a substantial risk area...
The criminal liability of legal persons: the issue of dissolution
The courts have few occasions to rule on the grounds that extinguish the criminal liability of a legal person since such liability was added to the Spanish Criminal Code (SCC)...
Whistleblowers as John Does: preserving their identity while conducting internal investigations
Coming forward with information that could get someone into troubles has never been easy. To remedy this, states have been increasing their efforts to encourage whistleblowers to report wrongdoings by ensuring their protection from retaliation...
Circular of the Office of Public Prosecution 1/2021
This Legal Briefing analyses the new system of time limits for judicial investigations under Article 324 of the Spanish Criminal Procedure Law, from the recent Circular of the Office of Public Prosecution 1/2021...
The Pérez-Llorca/IE Chair analyses the role of insurers with regard to cyber risks
The Pérez-Llorca/IE Chair on Commercial Law analysed common concerns about the rise of cybercrime arising from digitalisation and the role of cyber-risk insurance...
Pérez-Llorca/IE Chair: Insurance against cyber risks
On Wednesday 24 March at 16:30, Pérez-Llorca and IE Law School will hold a new session of their joint Chair on Commercial Law...
The National High Court finalises the export extradition procedure between Spain and the United Kingdom following Brexit
This Briefing analyses the order of the Criminal Chamber of the National High Court which analyses and establishes the legal framework of police and judicial cooperation between Spain and the United Kingdom after Brexit...
The Constitutional Court shifts its position on the accused’s right to the last word
In this Information Briefing, we analyse the recent judgment of the Constitutional Court, in plenary session, which was issued on 18 February 2021...
2020 Annual Round-Up, White Collar Crime and Investigations
The White Collar Crime and Investigations team has produced its 2020 Annual Round-up, which includes regulatory and case law developments in this area...
Interview with Adriana de Buerba, White Collar Crime and Investigations Partner, at The Impact Lawyers
"Law profession is one of the professions that is best adapting to new times"...
The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review (9th edition)
The covid-19 pandemic has had a monumental and disruptive effect on practically all aspects of business, politics, law and daily life in nearly every corner of the globe...
Criminal proceedings reform
The Spanish legal system establishes solid mechanisms to ensure that the actions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, as an institution, always comply with the principles of impartiality and independence...
The modification of the maximum time limit for the investigation of criminal cases enters into force
We analyse the scope of the modification of article 324 of the Spanish Criminal Procedural Law...
Webinar: “Criminal risks in times of COVID-19”
On Tuesday 9 June, the English firm Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is holding a webinar about the possible criminal risks that may arise during COVID-19...
Information Briefing: Timeframes for criminal investigations following the lifting of the state of alarm
Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, provided for the suspension of procedural time limits...
Legal Briefing: Main implications from a regulatory compliance perspective for the management of the economic measures approved to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
From rat to hero: a new perspective on whistleblowing in the EU
The new directive on whistleblowing and its impact on company investigations
On 22 November, the Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations (CEOE) and Pérez-Llorca will hold a session to discuss the new directive on whistleblowing and its impact on company investigations...
New obligations for companies following the adoption of the European Directive on Whistleblowing
On 7 October, the Council of the European Union announced the approval of the new "whistleblowing" Directive, which must be transposed into Spanish law within a maximum period of two years from its publication...
Spain chapter in The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review
New criminal law outlines prosecution of offences against the market
On 13 March, the latest reform of the Criminal Code, which transposes various EU directives into Spanish law, will come into force...
Asset Tracing and Recovery Review
'Fraud' is a word that people find easier to use than to define. Partly for this reason, it is difficult for lawyers to summarise the way in which their particular jurisdictions deal with it. Some of the sources of their laws will be domestic and wil...
Adriana de Buerba, ‘Corporate Lawyer of the Year’ in the C5 Women in Compliance Awards
Pérez-Llorca White Collar Crime partner Adriana de Buerba was the only Spanish lawyer shortlisted in this category...
Adriana de Buerba, one of the best lawyers in the Iberian Peninsula
Adriana de Buerba, White Collar Crime Partner, was recognised yesterday as one of the 50 best lawyers of the Iberian Peninsula by Iberian Lawyer. The magazine has published its InspiraLAw Top 50 Women list for the first time. The ranking includes the...
The Circular of the General Public Prosecutor’s Office on computer-related crimes
On the reform of the Criminal Code by Organic Law 1/2015 of 30 March 2015 in relation to the offences of discovery and disclosure of secrets and computer-related crimes (the “Circular”)...
Exemption from criminal liability of a legal entity for the implementation of a compliance system
Order to dismiss and close the Central Court of Preliminary Investigations no. 4’s proceedings with respect to Deloitte, S.L...
Commentary on the EESC opinion on the draft Fifth Directive on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has issued an opinion on the Proposal for a Directive amending Directives (EU) 2015/849 and 2009/1041/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and te...
The Supreme Court and the General Public Prosecutor’s Office spell out corporate criminal liability in Spain
Pérez-Llorca will host an event in celebration of the 200th edition of Economist&Jurist
The auditorium of Pérez-Llorca’s Madrid headquarters will host this special event to celebrate the 200th edition of Economist&Jurist...
Labour Law and the criminal liability of companies: questions, doubts and practical application
On Tuesday 16 February, Pérez-Llorca’s Labour team organised the first of the ‘Pérez-Llorca Labour Law Updates’ sessions to be held this year...
First session of ‘Pérez-Llorca/Labour Law Updates 2016’
On 16 February, the first session of 'Pérez-Llorca/Labour Law Updates 2016' will be held...
Exemption of legal persons from criminal liability in the Circular of the General Public Prosecutor’s Office
Analysis of the Prosecutor’s Office guidelines on the two issues of this reform that have raised the most questions...
Liability for companies: amendments to Criminal Code
The Youkioske case: an unprecedented judgment by the Spanish courts for a transnational IP infringement
Reform of the Criminal Code in the area of criminal liability of legal entities
On 31 March 2015, Organic Law 1/2015 amending the Criminal Code (“CC”) was published in the Official State Gazette...
Supreme Court defines international jurisdiction of courts in criminal matters
International Fraud & Asset Tracing. Spain chapter
Preliminary Draft Organic Law amending the Criminal Procedure Act
On 5 December 2014, the Council of Ministers approved a Preliminary Draft Organic Law amending the current Criminal Procedure Act (the “Preliminary Draft”), which aims to streamline criminal justice and strengthen procedural guarantees...
The Falciani lists: does the end justify the means?
Pérez-Llorca Newsletter 07/2014
Prestige case €2.2 billion in environmental damages at stake
Regulation to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism
The Council of Ministers approved the regulation that will implement Law 10/2010, of 28 April, on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing...
Money laundering and financing of terrorism
Yesterday, Royal Decree No. 304/2014 approving the expected Regulations implementing Law 10/2010 of 28 April on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing (“Law 10/2010”) entered into force...
Adriana de Buerba, winner of ILO’s Client Choice Awards 2014 in the White Collar Crime category
Adriana de Buerba, Partner of White Collar Crime at Pérez-LLorca, has been recognized in the Client Choice Awards organized by the British publication International Law Office (ILO)...
Criminally liable legal persons prohibited from entering into public sector contracts