‘Vigilancia de la vecindad’ / Neighbourhood Watch groups proposed for Coin and Alhaurin el Grande
Jon Sutton English Solicitor & Partner at De Cotta Law’s Coin office, together with Javier Florido, one of the firm’s leading litigation lawyers, yesterday attended a local residents meeting in Alhaurin el Grande, where residents discussed establishing Neighbourhood Watch groups for the towns of Coin and Alhaurin el Grande. With crime rising in rural areas, […]
Jon Sutton, Partner De Cotta Law Coin, has been assisting the Retamar Marquez Family in the UK
Sergio Retamar Marquez, a 23 year student from Coin, Malaga, was brutally murdered by his flatmates in Bournemouth UK in July 2012. Sergio Retamar Marquez – www.thenewsonline.es It was a crime that shocked both the UK and Spain. The foreign resident community in Coin came together to support the Retamar Marquez family. De Cotta Law […]
De Cotta Law Presented at PROFESSIONALS IN PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOP – THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2013
In order to offer the best possible service to our international client base De Cotta Law works closely with a number of UK and other foreign law firms, financial advisers, accountants and professional independent consultants. Last week Jon Sutton, Partner and specialist in estate planning, wills and inheritance law, attended the ‘Professionals in Partnership’ workshop […]
Family Law Legal Expert in Mijas-Costa / Calahonda – Sandra Wrightson, Barrister Overseas is on hand to help ex-pat families
Living the dream is what brings families to southern Spain; the more relaxed lifestyle, the favourable climate and the family-friendly culture. Yet for some, there are significant challenges to a stable family life. For example, work and economic factors can force one parent to work away from Spain; whilst schooling demands can take children back […]
Open Day – Tuesday 21st February – Coín Office De Cotta Law & Fiduciary Wealth
De Cotta Law Opens New Coin Office with party attended by Vice Consul Rosslyn Crotty, MBE
De Cotta Law has today officially opened its new office in Coín, marked by a party attended by local clients and associates of the firm. The event, hosted by Coín partner, Jon Sutton (pictured left) was also attended by Vice Consul Rosslyn Crotty, MBE (pictured second from left). The party was also attended by members […]
British workers overseas – Employment Law News from De Cotta Law
Where employees work abroad even for many months at a time they may still be entitled to claim the range of rights including unfair dismissal under the British legislation, the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA `96). This could be beneficial as these rights can be wider than those provided under Spanish law. It used to […]
De Cotta Law – Inheritance, Wills and Probate services, supporting CUDECA Foundation
A recent probate case handled by De Cotta Law Partner, Jon Sutton has been recognised with thanks by both the family of the deceased and CUDECA Foundation, the Costa del Sol Cancer Care Hospice. Jon Sutton successfully administered the estate of the deceased here in Spain on behalf of the family living in the United […]
Coin Office Relocating across the street to Sierra Chica
De Cotta Law – Opening New Offices in Coín New premises opposite La Trocha Shopping Centre Local consultations available Your local English Solicitors and Spanish Abogados are relocating their successful Coín office, headed by partner Jon Sutton, to Local number 6, Sierra Chica, opposite the La Trocha shopping centre. The move […]
Is it all over for the waiting game? One way of evading Spanish Inheritance Tax may be about to end. By Jon Sutton & Francisco Martin, Lawyers at De Cotta Law in Coín
Many people may know that it is a quirk of the Spanish tax system that taxes prescribe. This means that after a certain period of time, if the taxes have not been declared and paid and the Tax Office hasn’t taken any steps to enforce the tax then, it prescribes and the Tax Office is […]
SPANISH CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS – THE DENUNCIA
Many of you will have been living in Spain for many years now and will know the word denuncia. Unfortunately it is often used inaccurately and made to sound as if the person who has been denounced is guilty of a crime. A denuncia is a private criminal allegation against an individual, company or other […]
Preventing The Perfect Crime – De Cotta law specialises in Criminal law and the defence of victims
For most of us in Spain we turn to a lawyer for life’s more familiar issues; like buying or selling a property; making a claim for an injury; drafting a Will or managing the estate of a loved one during probate. Although De Cotta Law is well positioned to help in all these matters and […]