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New horizons for competition law: Human Resources agreements in the spotlight

Companies compete to recruit and retain talent. Therefore, even if they do not compete in the production and/or distribution of goods and services, firms may be competitors in the labour market. Competition authorities are showing an increasing interest in labour market agreements, investigating and sanctioning anti-competitive agreements, such as non-solicitation or wage-fixing agreements. During the event, we will review the main developments in this area, providing practical ideas on how to identify the risks associated with these types of agreements and how to deal with them effectively. Speakers will share their experiences, offering a 360° view of the issue and approaching it from the perspective of the competition authority, in-house counsel and external counsel. After the session, we will be pleased to invite you to the lunch organised by GA_P and ACC Europe.

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New horizons for competition law: Human Resources agreements in the spotlight

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GA_P advises VEGAP in its litigation against Mango for the exhibition of artworks in the metaverse

The intellectual property and litigation team of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo represented by Anna Viladás and José Luis Amérigo has advised VEGAP (Visual Entidad de Gestión de Artistas Plásticos) in the legal proceedings against MANGO (PUNTO FA) for the unauthorised use of works by Miquel Barceló, Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies in the metaverse, the creation of NFTs and other advertising uses, Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies in the metaverse, the creation of NFTs and other advertising uses, obtaining a favourable ruling from the Barcelona Provincial Court that accepts all the claims of VEGAP’s lawsuit.

2 days ago

Anna Viladás, José Luis Amérigo

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GA_P advises Banca March on the creation of a joint venture with Meliá for the acquisition of two hotels in Mallorca and Tenerife

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Banca March on the creation of a joint venture with Meliá Hotels International for the acquisition of the Sol Tenerife and Innside Palma Bosque hotels, for an approximate amount of €140 million. An additional €50 million will be invested in their refurbishment and repositioning.

04 Jun, 2025

Santiago Gómez-Acebo, Valentina Rodríguez, Remedios García, María Fanego, Luis Nicolás Pinedo

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GA_P advises Solaer on the sale of a 100 MW solar PV portfolio to InfraRed Capital Partners.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Solaer, an Israeli company specialised in renewable energy, on the sale of a 100-megawatt (MW) portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects in Spain to the fund InfraRed Capital Partners.

04 Jun, 2025

Álvaro Mateo Sixto, Susana Onsurbe, Juan Pérez, Inés López Seco, Paula García

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Annual IAM Patent 1000 ranking

The Firm has been awarded ‘Silver’ in the Patent Litigation category according to the annual ranking of the IAM Patent 1000 directory.

02 Jun, 2025

Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, Rais Amils

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Javier Vinuesa analyses the legal risks of the 100% tax on non-EU investors | El Confidencial

The proposal to impose a 100% tax on the purchase of property by non-EU residents could breach the free movement of capital, warns Javier Vinuesa, partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

02 Jun, 2025

Javier Vinuesa

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Nuno de Oliveira Garcia clarifies issues regarding the issuance of IMI settlement notes | CNN

Nuno de Oliveira Garcia, partner and head of tax, advises that, given the delay in the arrival of settlement notices at people’s homes this year, the references provided on the Finance Portal should be used, as it is not possible to know ‘when the letter will arrive’, in a CNN Portugal article.

02 Jun, 2025

Nuno de Oliveira Garcia

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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo and Fernando Pombo Foundation promote recognition of non-professional carers | ABC

The Fernando Pombo Foundation, together with the pro bono lawyers of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, promotes the ABC Cuidamos Contigo initiative to promote the legal recognition of non-professional carers, improving their access to rights and social benefits.

21 May, 2025

Irene Fernández Puyol

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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo leads international growth among large Spanish law firms in 2024 | Cinco Días

The Spanish legal profession continues to consolidate its international expansion, with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo standing out as the firm with the highest percentage growth abroad, registering a 28% increase in 2024 thanks to its offices in Lisbon, London and Latin America.

21 May, 2025

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Guillermo Guerra discusses the legal challenges driven by the booming defence sector | Expansión

The growth of the defence sector in Spain is driving the demand for specialised legal advice. Guillermo Guerra, partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, analyses the main challenges and leads key transactions together with Indra.

20 May, 2025

Guillermo Guerra

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Limits of the Unified Patent Court’s long arm with regard to Spain (IV): the recognition and enforcement of court decisions

The Unified Patent Court has jurisdiction, in certain cases and within the limits set by the Brussels Ia Regulation and the Lugano Convention, to hear actions relating to classic European patents validated in States that are not party to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. Such decisions may be recognised and enforced in those other countries, but there are cases in which such recognition and enforcement will not be appropriate.

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Limits of the Unified Patent Court’s long arm with regard to Spain (III): applicable law

The Unified Patent Court has jurisdiction, in certain cases and within the limits laid down in the Brussels Ia Regulation and the Lugano Convention, to hear actions relating to classic European patents validated in States that are not contracting parties to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. However, this does not mean that, when hearing such actions, the Court may apply the same rules as if the actions related to a unitary patent.

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Limits of the Unified Patent Court’s long arm with regard to Spain (II): the controversial judgment of the Court of Justice in the BSH/Electrolux case

This document sets out and criticises the doctrine established by the CJEU in its Judgment of 25 February 2025, C-339/22, BSH/Electrolux, ECLI:EU:C:2025:108. Although the dispute underlying the judgment was not brought before the UPC, the interpretation of the CJEU in the BSH/Electrolux judgment is equally applicable, since said court is equivalent to the national courts of the contracting states party to the UPC Agreement.

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Limits of the Unified Patent Court’s long arm with regard to Spain (I): international jurisdiction

Ever since coming into operation, there has been a tendency on the part of the Unified Patent Court to extend its jurisdiction to include patents that produce effects in States that are not party to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (the ‘UPC Agreement’ or ‘Agreement’), as is the case of the Kingdom of Spain. This phenomenon is known in specialised circles as the court’s ‘long arm’. However, although in certain cases the Unified Patent Court (the ‘UPC’ or ‘Court’) does indeed have such jurisdiction, this is only possible within strict limits, limits that do not seem to be taken into consideration in a consistent manner.

3 days ago

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A foreign judicial authority cannot supplant the will of a Spanish company’s shareholders

The will of a Spanish company’s shareholders in general meeting may not be supplanted by a judge or court clerk, even if the latter is part of another State’s judicature and is acting within the framework of foreign proceedings and in accordance with applicable procedural law.

02 Jun, 2025

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Creditors with standing to sue or be sued for termination of contracts under a pre-insolvency restructuring plan

Notes on Articles 618, 619 and 620 of the Insolvency (Recast) Act 2022,

28 May, 2025

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CJEU clarifies conditions under which EU law may prohibit national tax exemptions

For the Grand Chamber of the CJEU, a tax exemption based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria and integrated into the logic of the legal system which it accompanies is inherent in the ‘normal’ tax regime and does not, in principle, confer a selective advantage. In such cases, the conditions for granting the exemption are neutral from the point of view of competition, as the fact that some undertakings satisfy those conditions, while others do not, is not relevant in the light of the rules on State aid.

22 May, 2025

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Modification of concession when concessionaire no longer has in-housestatus: the CJEU clarifies when a new award procedure is not required

The Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 29 April 2025 addresses the modification of public contracts originally awarded to an in-house entity which, during performance of the contracts, has lost such status. The reference for a preliminary ruling was made in the context of a dispute concerning the extension of concession contracts relating to service facilities ancillary to motorways to include the construction, maintenance and operation of fast-charging infrastructure.

21 May, 2025

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Royal Decree 214/2025: obligation to calculate carbon footprints, draw up emission reduction plans and publicly disclose the same

Royal Decree 214/2025 does not create a new register, as its title suggests, but rather keeps and expands the one in place since 2014. What is truly new is the obligation imposed on specific companies and public bodies to calculate their carbon footprint and to draw up greenhouse gas emission reduction plans, as well as to publish the same.

20 May, 2025

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