The consolidation of remote work has forced courts to reinterpret traditional concepts of Labor Law within a very different organizational reality from that of conventional in-person work models. Concepts such as workplace, effective working time, and employer supervision have become significantly more complex when work is carried out from the employee’s home under flexible working […]
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May
May
Introduction The Judgment of the Spanish Supreme Court (Civil Chamber) no. 673/2021, of 5 October, provides with a clear and practical ruling on the piercing of the corporate veil, by declaring the joint and several liability of the partners of the company debtor of a construction contract. This judgment addresses the conditions and limits of […]
Economic Criminal and Criminal Compliance
Forging a painting is not plagiarism: the paradox of fake art beyond the reach of Criminal Law
13
May
May
Picture the scene: Madrid, an auction house where a buyer examines a screen print attributed to a great artist, bids on it, wins and takes it home. He hangs the painting. He contemplates it for years, with the satisfaction of owning a work of international significance. Until one day someone tells him the harsh truth: […]
Commercial and corporate conflicts
Can the amount of the commercial agent’s goodwill indemnity be mitigated?
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May
May
Article 28 of the Agency Contracts Act (LCA) recognizes, provided certain conditions are met, the right of agents to receive goodwill compensation upon termination of the agency agreement. The purpose of this mechanism is to compensate the agent for the value generated for the principal through the acquisition and consolidation of clients. Upon termination of […]
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Apr
Apr
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court has issued a ruling of extraordinary practical significance for the exercise of inspection functions in Spain. In Resolution No. 441/2026, dated April 14, with Justice Luis María Díez-Picazo as the reporting judge, the Supreme Court establishes the legal principle that the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate may not […]
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Apr
Apr
Serving as a company director in Spain in 2026 has become a significantly more complex and risky undertaking. Recent developments in Spanish Supreme Court case law have helped to more precisely define the scope of a director’s liability, but this greater clarity has not necessarily translated into certainty. On the contrary, it is generating a […]
Economic Criminal and Criminal Compliance
The Effects of Constitutional Court Judgment 15/2026: The Audiencia Nacional Begins to Annul Pre-Trial Detention Orders
15
Apr
Apr
In our recent article, at Ayuela Jiménez we analysed Constitutional Court Judgment (STC) 15/2026, of 23 February, and noted that it could mark a turning point in pre-trial detention practice. The legality of what had hitherto been tolerated —that a generic “summary” or purely formal access to the incriminating evidence sufficed to order pre-trial detention— […]
Commercial and corporate conflicts
Statute of limitations for liability for debts and the relevance of the filing of accounts as an indication of dissolution
08
Apr
Apr
Supreme Court Judgment 1821/2025 of 11 December 2025 analyses the limitation period for liability actions against directors for corporate debts under article 367 of the Capital Companies Act (the “LSC“) and rules on the failure to file the annual accounts as an indication of the existence of qualified losses. The facts In the case analysed […]
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Mar
Mar
Recent rulings of the Supreme Court have introduced significant changes in the way variable remuneration systems must be structured within companies. These are not minor adjustments or merely technical issues. Judgments STS 159/2026 of 12 February and STS 165/2026 of 17 February establish a more demanding framework in which objectivity, transparency and consistency cease to […]
23
Mar
Mar
Background of the Case We have recently received the Judgment of the Valladolid Court of Appeal of 11 February 2026, which upheld our challenge and declared the ineffectiveness of a restructuring plan. The case raised three key issues, frequently invoked in challenges to restructuring plans: (i) fraud of law, given that the plan was heavily […]