With Parliamentary elections and a series of national votes in 2024, the EU is entering a pivotal period in its history. In this study, ‘Global business in a changing Europe’, we speak to corporate leaders across the world to...more
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A high-level timeline summarising key dates and expected publications for the EU and UK MiFID Review.
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Allen & Overy has published, in collaboration with Georgeson, a practical “Guide on the strategy behind the success of a takeover bid”, which provides guidance on managing these types of transactions.
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Today it has been published in the Spanish Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) Royal decree-law 8/2020, dated 17 March, on urgent and extraordinary measures to fight social and economic impact of Covid-19...more
The ECJ issued yesterday its judgement in connection with case C-125/18 regarding the potential abusive nature of a clause governing a floating interest rate indexed to the Mortgage Loan Reference Index (IRPH) included in a...more
On 4 March 2020, the Spanish Supreme Court issued a ruling that partially reviews its previous position regarding the usurious interest rates for revolving credit cards. In particular, in judgement 149/2020, the Supreme Court...more
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After months of uncertainty, on 24 November 2019, Royal Decree-law 17/2019 (RDL 17/2019) setting out the rate of "reasonable return" for the purposes of the specific remuneration regime for generation of...more
On 11 September, the Spanish Supreme Court, in a plenary meeting, has issued ruling number 463/2019, stating its criteria on the effects of nullity of early termination clauses included in consumer mortgage loan agreements....more
General background of the dispute in the main proceeding -
In the context of a claim of a consumer against a Spanish bank regarding the potential unfair nature of a IRPH indexed floating interest rate clause, the First...more
On 21 February 2019, the Spanish Congress passed the Act 5/2019, regulating real estate credit (the Act), after a long and "tortuous" legislative process. The final text of the Act has been published in the Spanish Official...more
Law 5/2015, dated 27 April, for the promotion of business financing (Law 5/2015), has introduced important changes in the legal regime of securitisation in Spain....more