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Asociación Española de Derecho Marítimo (AEDM) / European Air Law Association (EALA) / Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) / Propeller Club del País Vasco Puerto Bilbao / Comport Bahía de Algeciras / Cuerpo Consular de Bilbao / Chambers and Partners / Asociación Nacional de Empresas Náuticas (ANEN)
Judgement of the Spanish Supreme Court in the “SPANAIR crash case”5 June, 2019 - 3:11 pmThe recent Judgement of the Supreme Court (The Civil Chamber) nº 1513/2019, of 17th of May 2019, brings to a close the issue on the assessment of personal injuries in aviation accidents as it states that, in the absence of assessment standards for personal injuries caused in aircraft accidents a compensation based on the existing […]
THE NEW CODE OF ETHICS20 May, 2019 - 3:57 pmOn March 6th 2019, the General Council of the Spanish Bar approved the new Code of Ethics which came into force on May 9th 2019. This Code encompasses a set of principles of conduct that should govern the professional activities of lawyers and derogates the Code which was in force since 2002. These norms amend […]
WISTA Spain Annual Meeting – 2019 – “Bilbao in Evolution”30 April, 2019 - 3:29 pmOn 26th and 27th of April, WISTA Spain annual meeting was held in the Maritime Museum (Museo Marítimo) in Bilbao and was cosponsored by our firm. The event was organized by the WISTA associates in Bilbao, Marta Prado, the chair of the panel discussion on 26th; Itsaso Ibáñez, Carolina Ibáñez and the partner of our […]
Royal Decree 257/2019, of April 12th – Rules Governing the Granting of Special Aids for the Adaptation of Port Stevedoring Services17 April, 2019 - 2:52 pmIn our article dated May 29th 2017 and entitled “Stevedore Service Regulation Eventually Settled in Spain”, we already mentioned the regulation enacted in the Royal Decree-Act 8/2017, of May 12th , which modifies the regulation of workers that provide port cargo handling services, which has been recently supplemented by the Royal Decree – Act 9/2019, […]
Development of ship agency duties by the Royal Decree number 131/2019, of March 8th26 March, 2019 - 9:52 amOn March 23rd, 2019, the Spanish official gazette published the Royal Decree 131/2019, of March 8th, whereby ship agents’ duties were developed. This new regulation complements the provisions of the State Ports and the Merchant Navy Act – Royal Decree 2/2011 of September 5, and the Spanish Shipping Act 14/2047 of July 24, regarding the […]