Child Abduction
Changing your Children’s country of residence – The summer holidays are coming to an end and for some families this means the end of a stay with a parent who lives or works in a different country. Perhaps the children want to remain in the UK after a holiday there, or they may want to […]
Property Injunctions – Boundary Disputes
In Spain it is possible to obtain court injunctions where there is evidence that a neighbour is building on part of your property or building without a licence and the construction affects your property rights. For example, if you live in a village house and a neighbour starts to build over a terrace or adjoining […]
Javier Florido appointed partner at De Cotta Law
We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new partner Javier Florido. With a wealth of experience in civil litigation Javier increases the range of services we can offer to private and commercial clients. Javier graduated in Law from the University of Malaga in 1991, and has been a member of Malaga’s Illustrious College of […]
Brexit – the legal effects
Like the many people who have lived and worked in Spain for many years I am disappointed by the outcome of the vote. However if Brexit does take place one can be optimistic about some aspects of the legal framework in Spain. Firstly there are likely to be a number of reciprocal arrangements between the […]
Holiday rentals and Tourism law
On Friday 1 July the Marbella Congress, Fairs y Exhibitions Centre housed the first Congress that dealt with the Law relevant to Tourism. The event was organised by the Malaga Bar Association in collaboration with Marbella Town Hall. The seminar raised questions on the legal and regulating framework of the Tourism Law, the peculiarities of hotel […]
Holiday rentals – New law Update
We can now provide an update on the new law on holiday rentals in Andalucia. This will apply to all individual Urban rental properties and not solely to those owners who have three or more properties. The law will come into effect on 12th May 2016. There will be a grace period of one year […]
Powers of attorney
A large number of properties in Spain are jointly owned by spouses, partners or sometimes by brothers and sisters who have inherited property from their parents. It is not always possible for all the joint owners to travel when it is necessary to sign documents, attend banks and local authorities who may then require proof […]
Joint custody
The number of legal cases in which parents request joint custody is increasing. However, every Court decision relating to the custody should aim at securing the best interests of the child on the separation of the family. Joint Custody can fulfil this aim, but there are certain types of cases where joint custody may not […]
The new succession regulation – Busting the Myths
This affects the inheritance law which applies to the estates of people who die after 17th August 2015. Most people by now are aware that there will be a change but there is a lot of confusion in respect of who this affects and how. Basically pursuant to Article 21 of the Regulation, as from […]
Enforcing a European Judgement in Spain
In March 2002 a new European Regulation came into force in Spain – Reglamento (CE) 44/2001 del Consejo, de 22 de diciembre de 2000. This allows judgements and orders from other European courts to be recognized and executed in the Spanish jurisdiction. For example where there is a European judgement in favour of a creditor […]
Property and marriage or divorce
Many people will remember signing their Deeds, (Escritura), for their property at the Notary. Spanish Notaries are officials of the state and have extensive experience and knowledge. Sometimes the Notary asks a couple about their “matrimonial regime” and this can cause confusion with English and British nationals who are not aware of the concept. it […]
Launch of International House of Mediation
DE COTTA LAW join with Humphries Kirk solicitors to launch International House of Mediation Dorset and Somerset solicitors firm Humphries Kirk has launched an International House of Mediation service (EWIV) with an expert network of dispute lawyers in 10 member countries. De Cotta Law play an important part providing the skills of Javier Florido and […]