We talk about slander in the media and social networks and how you can defend yourself against this type of defamatory comments Read more
Google I/O intends to develop a tool integrated into its Google Maps app that would focus on helping to reduce the number of road traffic accidents through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Read more
The draft of the Startup Law was approved on July 6. We analyze their main points and reactions from the sector Read more
Wondering if there is copyright on TikTok? In this article we review these concepts and give you tips to respect it Read more
The new double taxation agreement between Spain and the USA includes new features that may favor investments in both countries Read more
We analyze the agreement between Spain and the United Kingdom for the fiscal control of Gibraltar to prevent money laundering and tax evasion Read more
In February of this year, the Council of the European Union agreed on the final text of the ePrivacy Regulation. Learn more about its specifications Read more
Big Data refers to the amount of large-scale data, structured and unstructured, that we can find in a company on a regular basis. Learn how to use it! Read more
The shareholders’ meeting is a deliberative organ that brings together the corporation’s shareholders to express the company’s will by decision-making and adopting resolutions. Among the most relevant corporate matters submitted to the deliberation of the shareholders’ meeting are as follows: approval of the company’s annual... Read more
The extension of the bankruptcy moratorium is one of the measures approved to favor companies with debt problems. We explain how to benefit from this and other measures Read more
How are Blockhain and data protection related? We analyze the impact of blockchain on data protection and main conflicts Read more
Are there limits to freedom of expression on social media? In this article we analyze how this freedom is exercised in networks and its control Read more
Giveaways and contests are a great tool to gain awareness of your brand or product and for this you should take into account the considerations for creating a giveaways marketing campaign. The organizers must know all the keys to carry out this type of action... Read more
A Shareholders’ agreement is a private document, which regulates the relationships between those who make up the corporate structure of a Company, its partners, among themselves and their relationship with the company. On this post we will explain which are the different types of shareholders’ agreements,... Read more
On this post we will talk about stock options plans and their regulation. In recent years, the market has witnessed the exponential growth in the number of companies, as the result of an improvement in economic conditions, that has promoted an optimal panorama that has... Read more
Currently, the Funding rounds for Startups have become one of the most popular alternative financing mechanisms and it is in the agenda of the Startup entrepreneurial world, through which many projects have managed to take off. This type of financing mechanism is nothing more than... Read more
Are you wondering how to set up a business in Spain? Throughout this article we are going to identify what are the different milestones, from legal framework, to consider to create a company in Spain. To do this, we will start by mentioning what are... Read more
By unicorn startup, we mean a private equity company with a value of more than one billion US dollars that is not yet traded on the stock exchange. That is, at some stage of the capital raising process. In other words, they are companies that... Read more
Blockchain is a system of recording and sending information with regard to any transaction concluded on the internet, for example, deposits/withdrawals at your bank. In other words, it may be described as replicating, distributed ledger which creates a record of transactions. It is a foundation... Read more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduces new data protection novelties. One of these novelties is the obligation imposed of appointing a new person, the Data Protection Officer (DPD or DPO in English). This obligation will affect the from data proccesing is carried out. This... Read more
On 7 September 2020, the European Data Protection Board (hereinafter, “EDPB“) published Guide 8/2020 on the targeting of users of social medias (hereinafter, the “Guide“). The aim of the Guide is to (i) identify the main subjects involved in social media advertising, and the responsibilities... Read more
Throughout the life of company, there may be situations where the share capital, as we have seen in previous articles, for a limited liability company is at least 3,000, and for a joint-stock company 60,000 may be modified by the entry of new investors who... Read more
Fintech is a term currently defined as the union of the digital and finance worlds with the aim of creating the whole market of digital financial services accessible to as many people and companies as possible. The Fintech concept includes the digitization of the financial... Read more
What is “sanbox”? On November 15, Law 7/2020 for the digital transformation of the financial system came into force. With this regulation, Spain is committed to technological innovation in the financial sector and opens the doors to the creation of ‘sandboxes’, providing a great opportunity... Read more
The Court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued on July 16, 2020 an important ruling with regard to the data transfer regime between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA) in so-called case ‘’Facebook Ireland v Schrems’’, whereby the... Read more
How to adapt my business to online sales is a question that millions of companies have been forced to ask themselves in the face of global pandemic situation caused by COVID19. While the digitization of businesses has been a general trend adopted in recent years,... Read more
A business incubator is an excellent tools for the development of companies at the time of their birth, as they provide the necessary assistance to take first steps to grow. What is a business incubator? We can define business incubator as a program that gives... Read more
Legaltech is a legal technology that can be defined as the implementation of online law that offers companies and individuals a digital offer with a greater use of automation and digital dematerialization technologies. This new model of online law, which is based on technological innovation,... Read more
The Supreme Court of Justice of Andalusia, considered in the Judgement of October19, 2017 that the use of data obtained with the use of GPS installed in a company car to initiate disciplinary proceedings for a purpose other than its own, violated fundamental rights and... Read more
Gambling, or regulated game, in Spanish refers to all ‘’activity in which amounts of money or economically assessable objects are risked in any way on future and uncertain results, depending to some extent on chance(..)’’, as it is set in article 3 of Law 13/2011,... Read more
On 10th October 2020, in Washington DC, U.S.A Justice office and eleven state Attorneys General filed a lawsuit against Google for Violating Antitrust Laws in the U.S.A The government lawyers accuse Google of using anticompetitive tactics in order to maintain and extend its monopolies in... Read more
There are news in the regulation of gambling advertising in Spain. The Council of Ministers approved the ‘Royal Decree on Commercial Information on Gambling Activities which Regulates Advertising in the Online Betting and Gambling Sector in Spain’, which will develop articles 7 and 8 of... Read more
In July 2020, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) published an updated Guide on the use of cookies, in accordance with new criteria on consent by the European Data Protection Committee. The AEPD imposed an obligation on each website owner to adopt their cookie policies in... Read more
Are you wondering what is wealthtech? In the recent years, new financing and investment formulas for companies have appeared known as wealthtech . These provide quick access to capital and simplify processes. What is Wealthtech? Wealthtech is the contraction of Wealth and Tech, a term... Read more
Banksy is the pseudonym behind which an anonymous British artist hides. He is one of the most famous and unknown artists while at the same time he is dedicated to street art with a vindictive background. There are many theories that try to deduce who... Read more
The current pandemic caused by the Covid-19 that we are currently experiencing has caused companies to implement telework since this form of work allows companies to continue economic activity safely for their workers. The health problems we have had have caused this telework system to... Read more
One of the most frequent corporate operations between companies is precisely the merger of companies. In a context of an increasingly interconnected global economy, companies are looking for expansion strategies, but also for financial survival, in which this type of business operation is becoming increasingly... Read more
In a world marked by the idea that nowadays it is more important to create jobs than to find them, we have witnessed the growth in the number of entrepreneurs who decide to set up their own company. This article will analyze the steps and... Read more
The Brexit deadline is planned to be the 31st January 2020 and the withdraw dial will bring a lot of changes that will affected also in the field of intellectual property, specifically on trademarks, its validity and its regulation after the UK exit from the... Read more
First of all, we have to define the concept of trademarks. Trademarks are signs allowing business people to distinguish their products or services from the products or services of competitors. On the other hand, it is necessary to know the difference between trademarks and trade... Read more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is applicable from 25 May 2018 for all European Union companies that process data of European citizens, as well as for those companies established outside the European Union that process data of European citizens, in relation to an... Read more
The organization of sweepstakes through Internet and Social Networks like Instagram or Facebook is one of the marketing resources most used by advertisers and media agencies to capture leads. In fact, this is a very useful method to strengthen your company brand and get more... Read more
Do you know what leveraged buy out means? From a conceptual point of view, the concept of leverage refers to the relationship between the level of own resources and the level of external resources to be used when acquiring a given asset. Focusing on the... Read more
The Sociedad Limitada, that is, a Limited Liability Company (hereinafter, “LLC”), is the most widespread type of corporate company in Spain. This type of company is widely used by small and medium-sized entrepreneurs who want to limit their liability to the share capital contributed, thus... Read more
Are you wondering how to get your NIE in Spain? In this article, we would like to explain the process and the requirements that you need in order to getting your NIE number in Spain. Do not feel overwhelmed, it is very easy! The requirements... Read more
In accordance with Spanish law, the Spanish nationality can be acquired in several situations. Depending on individual circumstances, one can choose to request the Spanish citizenship based on one of those ways. The requirements and the procedures of the application may vary accordingly, which is... Read more
By activating Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union on 29 of March 2017, the United Kingdom initiated a negotiation period of 2 years, during which the European Union together with the UK were supposed to agree on an exit deal. This deal... Read more
Nowadays, there will still be companies which are not adapted to the new legislation. If you are not up-to-date with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you can risk fines of up to Euros 20,000,000 or 4% of the total annual income, and the competent... Read more
Do you know what we mean by fintech lawyers? In recent years, not only has been an evolution and a huge change of technologies and the Internet, but also finances and banking have evolved. Therefore, this digital revolution has produced a transformation of the global... Read more
Are wondering how to set up a Startup? Our startup lawyers can help you! To know the needs and problems that a Startup have to deal with, we will analyse and develop its different phases and stages through the life of these companies goes, with... Read more
The registration of sports brands in Spain follows the common procedure of registration of other brands, with the difference that in this case we are going to talk about a sports brand. In the following lines we will review what is the procedure to follow... Read more
This year, Letslaw has had the pleasure of participating in the breakfast organized by Launchmetrics giving small guidelines on how to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulations (RGPD) to the different attendees, among which was: Hearst Magazines S.L. Spain, Bimba & Lola, L’Occitane en... Read more
Do you know the techniques to ensure legal compliance in the development of sweepstakes on websites and social networks? We show you how to keep your online sweepstakes legal. The legality of online sweepstakes Promotions in webs and social networks are one of the main... Read more
Do you need the redrafting of contracts under the new GDPR? We, at Letslaw, keep our commitment to inform of how the entry into force of the new General Data Protection Regulation is affecting the drafting of new contracts. This regulation entails many novelties and... Read more
It is so important for your business to learn about the main differences between LOPD and GDPR as well as the latest news about the regulatory framework in data protection. Almost everything we do in our day to day life has some effect on our... Read more
The debate between digital law and social networks: What is digital law? What happens on Facebook and Instagram The use of social networks in companies business models is becoming more and more popular. That’s why digital law is so important. The Internet, with the arrival... Read more
In order to provide their services, hotels need to collect different types of personal data from their customers. They must, therefore, take into account specific data protection regulations. Under the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective as of 25 May 2018, hotels may foresee... Read more
