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The International Bar Association (IBA), the world's leading association of legal professionals, has formally acceded to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.

The legal team for Tubos Reunidos was composed of Inés Nuñez de la Parte and Bruno Arroita, and for Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Estibaliz Aranburu, Enrique Isla, Carmen García, Sofía Inés Sáenz de Valluerca, Sofía Inés Sáenz de Valluerca, Marina Martínez, Carlos Vázquez, Rafael Aguilera, Irene Medina de Alba, Aitor Soloeta and Zuriñe Martínez.

Diego Martín-Abril, Counsel of Tax and former Director General of Taxes at the Treasury, has commented on the criminal nature of tax crimes in Spain, in ElPaís.

Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, a partner in the Banking and Finance practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, took part as a speaker in the III Business Forum organized by elEconomista.es on October 9. Experts from the legal and financial sectors discussed the challenges posed by regulation and its reform, as well as the fundamental aspects of restructuring processes.

The Administrative Litigation Chamber of the Supreme Court has resolved several appeals - in two of which the Tax Law team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo was responsible for the legal direction of the proceedings

The GA_P team was formed by Guillermo Guerra, Andrea Esbrí and Jacobo Palanca, partner and senior associates of the Mercantil team.

The GA_P team was formed by Mafalda Barreto, Susana Morgado and João Teixeira da Silva, partner and associates of the Commercial team of the Lisbon office.

A collective dismissal begins with a "communication in which the employer must detail all the reasons" that lead to this process, begins to explain Madalena Caldeira, coordinator of the labor law department at the Lisbon office of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, in statements to Observador (which presents information in general terms without commenting on any specific case). If the company does not have a workers' committee, employees may, although it is not mandatory, form one within five working days that “will represent them in the subsequent phases of the dismissal.”

In recent years, the volume of declared tips to the tax authorities has seen a remarkable increase, doubling in just eight years and reaching a figure exceeding 120 million euros. This increase is related to several factors, such as the growth of tourism, the rise of digital payments, and the popularization of ride-hailing platforms (TVDE).