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CJEU: The method used in Spain to determine the basis for the calculation of the duration of unemployment benefit for ‘vertical’ part-time workers (who are mostly women) is discriminatory and thus contrary to EU law

140/11/2017

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Business law

EU Law and competition

Spain’s Supreme Court partially upheld an appeal by The Walt Disney against the Royal Decree on the funding of European audiovisual works

27/10/2017

Access the Supreme Court’s press release (in Spanish) here.

Sport&MusicLaw

Entertainment law

CJEU: Duplicate bridge is not a ‘sport’ for the purposes of the VAT Directive and cannot therefore be exempt as such

21/10/2017

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Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

EU Law and competition

Spain’s Supreme Court ruled a professional footballer, who retired at 30 years, qualifies for a total and permanent disability for his regular occupation resulting from an accident at work

29/9/2017

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

The AG of the CJEU: the arbitration system within the scope of the preliminary ruling mechanism and BITs not incompatible with EU law

19/09/2017

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Arbitration

EU Law and competition

CJUE: sales at a loss infringement as regulated by the Spanish Unfair Competition Act deemed not compatible with EU law

20/10/2017

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EU Law and competition

The Spanish Audiencia Nacional confirms a EUR 60,000 fine and a ban on entering sports venues on a Twitter user for inciting violence amongst sport fans

19/10/2017

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

Creation of the Commission on Digital Administration of the Ministry on Education, Culture and Sports

10/10/2017

Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

Los Tribunales españoles también condenan por la corrupción en transacciones internacionales

27/2/2017

Primera sentencia en España por el delito de corrupción en transacciones internacionales, desde que en 2003 se incluyese en el Código Penal, de acuerdo al convenio Internacional de la OCDE de lucha contra la corrupción firmado el 17 de diciembre de 1997 y ratificado por España en 2002.   El delito de corrupción en las [...]

International contracts

Business law

TS: publicar la fotografía de una persona sacada de su cuenta de Facebook exige su consentimiento expreso

20/2/2017

Publicar la fotografía de una persona sacada de su cuenta de Facebook sin obtener el consentimiento expreso supone una intromisión ilegítima en su derecho a la propia imagen.   En términos muy claros lo afirma el Tribunal Supremo: “Que en la cuenta abierta en una red social en Internet, el titular del perfil haya “subido” [...]

TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms)