International Desk

Regularly, several international organizations evaluate the degree of fiscal transparency of various States in order to classify them in order to assess the convenience of investing in each State. These organizations include the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which is an international intergovernmental organization created in 1989 to promote a regulatory framework for the prevention of money laundering, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In [...]

María José Esteban and Fernando Escura, partners of Bufete Escura, participate in the Biennial Congress of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Mexico, held from March 14th to 16th. The main theme of the Congress was the role of lawyers, especially in Latin America. Among the conferences, it is worth highlighting the one made by Maria José Esteban on the future of the legal profession and legal services. In this session also [...]

In 2013, Spain introduces the Law 14/2013, of September 27th, on support for entrepreneurs. This law enables non-European nationals to obtain qualified residency permits in return for investing in Spain, becoming this authorization popularly known as the Spanish Golden Visa. Bufete Escura has a specialised professional team which provides advice on real estate and investment matters and on the whole processing of Golden Visa. Due that Bufete Escura has received many inquiries [...]

The liability of legal entity for offences committed in their organizational context and for their benefit is a reality in a growing number of countries. In fact, most European states have internal regulations in this area that adapt the various existing EU Directives. However, the domestic law of each State means that there are some variations from one legal system to another. For example, in certain countries (for example, in Portugal) there [...]

On May 2018, it will enter into force the New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679 of the European Parliamet and of the Council of 27 April 2016. Please find attached a brief presentation about the amendments introduced by the GDPR. View the Presentation

Bufete Escura has updated and published the Guide Invest in Spain: Investments & Trade in Spain View PDF

The effects and validity of the powers of attorney granted abroad for the conduct of legal businesses in Spain still representing a continuous conflict between the public notaries and the registrars. In order to guarantee the validity of the representation alleged by a power of attorney, it must be apostilled in accordance with the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 and, where appropriate, be translated. Additionally it must accomplish with the requirements [...]

Fernando Escura becomes a member of the International Bar Association (IBA). The IBA is the world’s leading organization of international law practitioners, bar associations and law societies. This international organization integrates more than 190 bar associations and covers more than 160 countries. Fernando Escura, Partner Director of Bufete Escura, becomes a member of the Academic and Professional Development committees; Corporate Law and mergers; the European Regional Forum; the Institute of Human Rights of IBA [...]

Due to the importance of the issue of the Corporate Criminal Compliance at both national and international level, Bufete Escura has prepared and article in order to inform about the criminal liability of legal entities which is generating a growing jurisprudential body that develops the legal provisions in this regard, since these are not always sufficient to answer all the questions that arise. Hereby, Bufete Escura analyses the case of transnationality under [...]