Why Does the Judge Speak So Much?
British clients who attend court in Spain often ask me the same question: “Why is the judge doing all the talking?” For anyone familiar with the English courtroom, where judges sit
British clients who attend court in Spain often ask me the same question: “Why is the judge doing all the talking?” For anyone familiar with the English courtroom, where judges sit
How Del Canto Chambers Can Help You If you entered into a mortgage in Spain – whether with a Spanish or international bank – and that loan was offered as
Del Canto Chambers partner with San Telmo Business School. San Telmo Business School is a well-respected business school in Spain, with campuses in Sevilla and Málaga. Their main goal is
A boomerang blow to the enforcement of arbitral awards against Spain?. The High Court of Australia upholds ‘recognition’ and ‘enforcement’ of a multimillion ICSID award in favour of renewable energy
International Comparative Legal Guide – Competition Litigation 2022. Our colleague Josep Galvez has authored the Spanish chapter in the latest edition of the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 – 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. The Guide
Barristers in the International Legal Market. Barristers of England and Wales provide specialist advocacy and legal advisory services of the highest quality to clients around the world as follows:• They
The Lugano Convention: a matter of genuine concern for the UK. “As a consequence of leaving the EU, the UK lost its membership of the Lugano Convention, a relevant international
Mortgage expenses “to be refunded in full”. Once again, the ECJ corrects the jurisprudence of the Spanish Supreme Court, on this occasion with regards to the mortgage expenses and the
The Hispanic Dispute Resolution Centre (ADR) in London. As part of our Dispute Resolution initiatives, Del Canto Chambers project has launched a project to create a Hispanic Dispute Resolution Centre
Post-COVID19 insolvencies in Spain: Apocalypse now? As we reported in our previous legal alert, the state of emergency has practically suspended all non-urgent activity before the Spanish courts, and specifically
Dear Clients Del Canto Chambers Press Note on COVID-19. Due to the recent communications issued by several Official Sources advising companies to promote the teleworking in those zones where there
The European Court of Justice ruling on IRPH Spanish mortgage loan clauses. The court handed down judgment on 3 March 2020, granting consumers affected by the index reference for mortgage
The new strategy of banks: request the testimony of the borrowers. Banks are up against the wall. Especially with regard to floor clause claims. The Bank’s chances for obtaining a
The OCU appeals the decision of the CGPJ to create specialized courts for floor clause claims. This isn’t the first time that from Del Canto Chambers, we inform on the
When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?. We would do better if we would have paid more attention to Benjamin Franklin…. Dispute resolution ADR
If you violate her, you violate me! Spaniards have taken to the streets to protest the verdict of five men accused of raping an 18-year-old woman at the ‘Running of
The claims service of the Bank of Spain has been overwhelmed by consumers making complaints against lenders for abusive mortgage interest floor clauses, and set-up costs. The Claims Service of
The Decision has already aroused the first controversies in the Spanish legal scene and in the Consumers Associations that will undoubtedly raise this case to the European Court of Justice
As was expected after EU Court of Justice ruling in December of 2016, Spanish banks have little hope of defending themselves against legal claims brought by clients with abusive clauses
In the old days – when it comes to floor clauses when I say “in the old days” I mean 2013-, floor clause matters were settled in Commercial Courts; one
The ground court courts receive almost 2000 lawsuits in one week through Lexnet, we read on June 13 at ConfiLegal. But what exactly is Lexnet and what is it used
If you are one of those that are doubting about starting a complaint for overcharged mortgage interest against your bank, probably, many doubts will arise before contacting a professional firm.
Now, time is essential for a successful reclaim of your off-plan property deposit. One of every five houses bought by foreigners in Spain, belongs to British Buyers; however, some
A ruling of the provincial Court of Madrid annuls the IRPH banking The Provincial Court of Madrid annuls the IRPH of a mortgage loan for abusive following the doctrine that
The TS recovers its old doctrine on the transparency of the floor clauses The Supreme Court issues a new ruling on the floor clauses in which it tightens the requirements
The floor clauses extrajudicial procedure, wastepaper for Spanish banks The floor clauses affectees are claiming Spanish banking’s non-compliance of the extrajudicial procedure approved by the government two months ago. The
Qatar amends its arbitration law to attract foreign investment The Qatari government has approved a new arbitration law adapted to the international standards on commercial law that are marked by
The black spots of the floor clauses’ extrajudicial procedure The extrajudicial process for the refund of the floor clauses leaves the consumers defenceless by making stealthy changes to their procedural
British owners in Spain can reclaim their lost money on off plan properties After recent legal changes in Spain, buyers have the right to get back their property’s deposits on
War between banks and consumers for the return of the floor clauses Banking and government delay compliance with ECJ ruling. The Minister of Justice, Rafael Catalá, recently announced that specialized
Del Canto Chambers is confident on the floor clauses’ claims refund Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has been quoted in an article, published by The Times, on the
Del Canto Chambers thought as the well-placed firm to claim back for floor-clauses mortgages The specialised website Spanish Property Insight has published an article, by market analyst and consultant Mark
The municipal capital gain could be reclaimed to the town halls Numerous courts in all of Spain support the return of the municipal surplus value which current calculation does not
Side B of the #floorclauses extrajudicial procedure The #floorclauses extrajudicial procedure favours the banks instead of consumers As anticipated in our article “Floor clauses and smoke curtains”, the #floorclauses extrajudicial
How to claim for floor clauses mortgage loans’ expenses and other void credits Floor clauses’ sentence triggered legal claims to recover mortgage’s arrangement fees and costs of mortgages loans affected
Del Canto Chambers considers like a “smokescreen” the floor clauses’ extrajudicial process Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published an opinion article in the journal Huffington Post in
The banking sector strikes back: mortgage loans increase after the ruling of the CJEU Spanish banks will increase credit to cope with a Euribor still at record lows and the
Football Leaks: The tax evasión league A European consortium of investigative journalists uncover footballers and celebrities’ massive tax fraud, with an emphasis on Cristiano Ronaldo and José Mourinho. The German
A court recognizes the floor clauses’ total retroactivity A Basque court recognizes the floor clauses’ total retroactivity a few days before the CJEU’s final sentence. The costs for the banks
Spain’s global presence both in the EU and worldwide remain steady, despite the crisis, according to the “Real Instituto Elcano’s” report “Elcano’s Report on Global presence 2016”. Spain keeps its
Del Canto Chambers, firme defensor del eje hispano-británico Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published an article in “El País“, in which he bets again for maintaining the
Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published a statement in the magazine Bloomberg BNA where he comments on the last measures that HMRC has implemented to fight against
Our visit to London; the principle of universal jurisdiction in New York; the Apple Inc. case; and the revenue-raising antics by means of corporate tax employed by the Spanish government
Universal Jurisdiction and its new application frames have been discussed at the United Nations at a conference sponsored by Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón The UN headquarters in New York hosted
The application of the principle of universal jurisdiction for debate this week at the UN in New York. The principle of Universal Jurisdiction refers to the extension of national jurisdiction
A new wave of massive trials against Spanish banks is coming because of the investors’ lost money by property developers during the Spanish housing bubble. Spanish banks are facing a
Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published a new article at New Law Journal titled ‘Holiday hell’. This article analyses how the later CJEU’s Advocate General’s opinion on
Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, published an article in the journal of luxury property Prime Resi on the subject of the ECJ’s Advocate General’s opinion on floor clauses
26-07-2016 | PRIME RESI The digital Media specializing in real estate, Prime Resi, published an article by our Managing Partner, Leon Fernando del Canto, on the recent decision of the Advocate
The CJEU’s Advocate General’s line on floor clauses and the Brexit’s economic consequences corners Del Canto Chambers’ reporting work last seven days. The work at Del Canto Chambers has been
13-07-2016 | BLOOMBERG The prestigious financial newspaper Bloomberg published an article by our Managing Partner, Leon Fernando del Canto, on how they are prepared Spanish banks for the effects of the
Spanish banks are getting ready to face the next CJEU’s Advocate General’s opinion on floor-clauses’ effects by implementing “zero-clauses” and by growing fixed interest mortgage’s sellings up. The next CJEU’s
The Spanish Real Decreto-Ley (Royal Decree-Law) 5/2012, of 5th March, on Civil and Commercial Mediation is already in force. This provision incorporates into Spanish law the Directive 2008/52/EC of the
Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution Alert Spain Supreme Court decision: Swiss principal has Spanish PE through its subsidiary in Spain. Read more below: https://www.internationaltaxreview.com/article/b1f7n5zmjj6xfq/spanish-supreme-court-anticipates-the-effects-of-the-beps-project
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