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Spain: The new legal landscape of alternative dispute resolution in Spain
Abstract:Organic Law 1/2025 introduces a mandatory pre-litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) phase in most civil and commercial disputes in Spain, reshaping procedural timelines and legal strategy. This article explores how a certified letter with proof of content, known as a “burofax”, is widely accepted by courts and considered legally reliable because it serves as a […]
UK: Ungagging of victims of harassment and discrimination
Employers will no longer be able to use a gagging clause to silence victims of harassment and discrimination under proposed new employment legislation. A confidentiality provision in a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) including an Employment Contract and Settlement Agreement will be unenforceable if it prevents a worker from making an allegation or disclosure about harassment or […]
Restoring Control at UK Borders
Sweeping reform of the UK’s immigration rules to “restore control” at our borders will take effect from 22 July 2025. The Government introduced its White Paper ‘Restoring Control Over the Immigration System’ because of “exploitation” of the Skilled Worker visa route and other UK visas. The following changes will be implemented this month. Other changes […]
Spain: Recent Developments in Spanish Procedural Law
The Official State Gazette of January 3 published Organic Law 1/2025, of January 2, on measures regarding the efficiency of the Public Justice Service. It is an ambitious law that seeks to respond to the collapsed courts and, above all, to modernize a 19th century organizational model that has become obsolete. The law is ambitious, […]
Spain: The Head of the Internal Information System under Spain’s Whistleblowing Act and Compliance
The Head of the Internal Information System (hereinafter, ‘HIIS’) plays a crucial role in the context of compliance and the implementation of whistleblowing channels to comply with the Whistleblowing Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937), transposed in Spain through the Spanish Whistleblowing Act (Law 2/2023, regulating the protection of persons who report regulatory infringements and the fight […]