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The heirs have not appointed a representative
A company may allow each of the co-owners of shares to attend and vote at a meeting if it is in their interest to do so When a shareholder dies and his shares or holdings become jointly owned by several persons, these persons must appoint a representative to exercise...
«Revolving» card
If you signed an interest rate well above the average rate for consumer credit, the contract could be declared null and void. If the contract contains a remuneration interest rate that significantly exceeds the interest rate normally prevailing on the market at the...
Discrimination on grounds of illness
Can you ask about a candidate's state of health in a selection process or is it considered discriminatory? The regulation for equal treatment and non-discrimination that entered into force on 14 July 2022 reiterated the right to non-discrimination on the grounds...
End of measures COVID-19 (losses)
As of 31 December 2022, the suspended cause for dissolution due to losses will resume. As a general rule, when a company incurs losses that reduce its net assets below its share capital, it is subject to dissolution. However, due to the exceptional situation created...
Changes in the reduction in working hours
If an employee has a reduction in working hours, can he/she request a change in the agreed working hours? If an employee who has been enjoying a reduction in working hours due to legal guardianship and a certain specific timetable tries to exercise his or her right to...
Changes to the role of the LLE
LLEs can now also exclude other assets from liability for business debts. The figure of the limited liability entrepreneur is interesting as an intermediate step when starting a business and before incurring the costs of setting up a company. In fact, as a natural...
Mortgage loan
Measures to alleviate the rise in interest rates for the financing of primary residences are approved. Approval of Royal Decree-Law 19/2022 which, on a transitional basis, with a duration of 24 months, establishes a new code of good practices for the adoption of...
Abogado Derecho Mercantil Barcelona: Expertos en Derecho Mercantil
En el mundo de los negocios, el derecho mercantil juega un papel fundamental. Ya sea que estés estableciendo una nueva empresa, lidiando con contratos comerciales o enfrentando desafíos legales en tu negocio, contar con el asesoramiento adecuado de abogado derecho...
Consumption and financing
If your contract is null and void because of the supplier's breaches, what happens to the contract you signed to finance the purchased good or service? A company providing tourism services was in general breach of its obligations. Many consumers sought the nullity of...
Medical check-up in working time
Do medical check-ups have to be carried out during working hours and do they count as working time? Companies are obliged to guarantee the regular health surveillance of their employees, respecting their right to privacy at all times (health surveillance through...
The commission agent may require accounting
If you think that your commission has been calculated incorrectly, you can ask for accounting justification. In many cases, the commission is calculated on the basis of the sales generated by the commission agent, but deducting certain expenses and costs; this means...
Relevant judgments in the field of employment
See some recent judgments of interest Leave for own affairs The Audiencia Nacional [AN 15-09-2022] declares that the own business days established by the collective agreement cannot be reduced in proportion to the time worked when the worker has been in a TI...
How to ban the sale of shares
Is it possible to ban the sale of shares to prevent the entry of new partners? In a company, trust between the partners is often a key factor, and in many cases the partners want to restrict the entry of new partners as much as possible by preventing the transfer of...
Dismissal for permanent disability
The Social Security has recognised an employee's permanent incapacity that prevents him from performing his duties. There are different degrees of permanent incapacity and not all of them lead to the termination of the employment contract. In order for such incapacity...
Four months left to raise capital and avoid liquidation of companies in receivership
Companies will no longer be able to continue to be wound up after the 2022 accounting close. The countdown begins. There is very little time left to find partners or convince creditors to capitalise their debt. In the final stretch of the 2022 financial year...
Multicurrency mortgage loan
The bank must explain its risks even if it was contracted on the customer's own initiative. Adequate knowledge of the multicurrency clause and its significance is an irreplaceable result in order for the consumer to be able to make a fully informed decision. It...
Build an SL with one euro
It is now possible to set up an SL in an agile, fast and economical way, but there are some drawbacks... The new law aims to encourage the creation of companies by speeding up their incorporation. Among other measures - and only in the case of SLs - the minimum...
Overtime demand
One of his employees is suing him because he claims to have worked overtime. Overtime is the time worked over and above the maximum duration of each employee's ordinary working day. Workers may not work more than 80 hours of overtime per year (not including those...
