Publications - Restructuring and Insolvency
COVID-19: Spanish government explains how the solvency support fund for strategic companies works
The Council of Ministers approved on July 21, 2020 the decision on the functioning of the solvency support fund for strategic companies (FASEs, after its initials in Spanish), requirements to be eligible for the support, restrictions regarding…
COVID-19: How the new €10,000 million fund for restructuring solvent strategic companies works
As the European Commission did with its solvency support instrument launched at the end of May having the general features described here, the Spanish government has created (in Royal Decree-Law 25/2020) a new fund designed to try to…
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | June 15 to June 30
Garrigues has been publishing this newsletter since March 23 in an effort to bring you all the regulatory matters that week in week out required particular attention by companies in every area of business law. Since the state of emergency is about…
COVID-19: Exceptional measures in the area of Justice introduced by the PEES in Portugal
On June 4, 2020, through Resolution nº 41/2020, the Council of Ministers approved the Program for Economic and Social Stabilization (Programa de Estabilização Económica e Social) (“PEES”), with a time horizon up to the end…
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | June 1 to June 14
Preparation of financial statements and corporate income tax, recommencement of time periods, remote trials, gradual return to workplaces, insolvency proceedings and compliance with criminal law
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | May 18 and May 31
New guarantee facility, extension of ERTE temporary layoff procedures, effects of the crisis on transfer pricing, return to judicial activity and ‘shields’ for businesses.
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | Week between May 11 and May 17
Phase 1 of the ‘scaling-down’ process, third tranche of guarantees, extension of ERTE temporary layoffs, potential delay in the application of VAT directives and of DAC6, and measures to support the cultural sector
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | Week between May 4 and May 10
Reopening to the public of establishments, effects of RDL 16/2020 on procedural, insolvency and tax matters, labor measures in preparation for de-escalation and news on administrative procedures
COVID-19: Publication of royal decree-law mapping steps to be followed in justice system procedures
We analyze Royal Decree-Law 16/2020, of April 28, 2020, published in the April 29 edition of the Official State Gazette (BOE), adopting procedural and organizational measures to confront COVID-19 (RDL 16/2020). And entering into force on April 30,…
Restructuring and Insolvency Newsletter - April 2020
COVID-19 Special Newsletter - Spain | Week between April 27 and May 3 2020
Critical plans for a return to activity, taxes on the renegotiation of loans, notification of judicial decisions, and doubts regarding leases
COVID-19: Foreign investments, deferral of taxes, return-to-work plans and shake-up plan for the courts
For another week running, Garrigues examines the key legal issues that companies should be aware of to continue forward in the current context.