Bar associations, new legislation and case law affecting the practice of the profession.
The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has upheld the refusal to register the loss of single-member status of a public limited company. The resolution recalls two practical rules: closure of the Register for failure to file accounts and the formal requirements of the declaration.
The General Council of the Spanish Legal Profession has presented a twelve-hour digital justice course, organised in six sessions running until 1 December. It announced it a few days after holding in Cádiz its 41st Technical Training Conference, focused on continuing training.
On 7 October the General Council of the Spanish Legal Profession presented, at a conference of directors of common services, its diagnosis of the rollout of the first-instance courts and a list of proposals. The electronic court file and the traceability of proceedings are the priorities.
The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has upheld the refusal to register a 1964 inheritance deed in which the will left property to "the testator's brothers and sisters" without identifying them. The resolution leaves three practical lessons for anyone appealing a registry assessment.
The Directorate General of Labour has published the list of public holidays for 2027. Eight are common to all of Spain, others depend on each autonomous community. For firms, it is the basis of next year's working calendar and something to bear in mind when planning.
An instruction of the Directorate-General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith, published in the BOE of 7 October, clarifies that the ten-year insurance certificate required for deeds of completed new builds can be submitted electronically signed. It sets the requirements and how to send it to the notary and the Registry.
