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Can EU residents recover amounts paid to inheritance and gift tax?

strong>The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Judgement of 3 September 2014, on Case 127/12, European Commission versus Spain, rules that the latter has failed to...

Is regulation of surrogate motherhood coming closer and closer?

On 3 April 2016 we already published an article in this same magazine about the need for legal regulation of surrogate motherhood in our country. The subject...

Is it possible to adopt under the Islamic kafala in Spain?

The kafala or kafalah (sponsorship) is a concept of care relating to child protection that exists in Islamic countries. In Morocco, it is governed by...

Can companies choose the Court in the event of international contractual conflict?

The Hague Convention of 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements entered into force in the European Union on 10 October 2015, no less than ten...

“Love in Troubled Times”: the need for pre- or post-nuptial agreements

I must confess that I have never even watched one episode of the television series mentioned in the title of this article, nor of its...

Gerard Piqué would be upset with Shakira for attitude after separation

Isabel Winkels explains the legal problem the couple would have if Shakira decides to move to Miami with her children, Milan and Sasha. You can...

Does the amendment of a foreign judgment require an exequatur first?

In applications to amend foreign judgments, there have traditionally been two problems: The first makes reference to international jurisdiction, in other words, what Judge can amend...

What purpose does international jurisdiction serve in the amendment of measures concerning minors?

Act 42/2015 amended Article 775 of the Spanish Law of Civil Procedure (LEC), establishing that “where there are minor or disabled offspring involved, the Public...

What is the exequatur and how is its territorial jurisdiction established?

The exequatur is a procedure regarding the approval of judgments rendered by foreign judges by means of which it is sought that they take effect...