News, analysis and opinion pieces on firm management published on AGENTE LEX.
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.
A firm organised as a company is a legal entity and can be criminally liable for certain offences. The Criminal Code allows exemption if an effective organisation and management model exists, and sets six requirements for that model. We review them from a firm's perspective.
A slip with a quarterly form can happen to any lawyer practising alone. If it is filed late but before the Tax Agency issues a request, there is no penalty, but a surcharge. We explain how it is calculated under Article 27 of the General Tax Law.
Before mandatory e-invoicing arrives, a lawyer's invoice already has a minimum content set by the Invoicing Regulation. We review what its Article 6 requires, the deadline for issuing it and the duty to keep it.
The knowledge a firm accumulates, such as its templates, methodology or commercial information, can be protected as a trade secret. But Law 1/2019 protects it only if the firm takes reasonable measures to keep it secret, and it does not allow restricting professionals' mobility.
The new customer service law requires large companies and basic services to offer human service, identify each procedure and resolve within a maximum period. A firm will only be obliged if it meets those conditions. Even so, the legal profession should adopt similar standards on its own initiative.
