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  • Can a UK charity inherit assets in Spain?

    Can a UK charity inherit assets in Spain?

    Sometimes clients get upset with their lawyers. Its something inevitable, like rain in September or Germany classifying for the world-cup semifinals even when they have an average football team. Sooner or later a lawyer needs to tell the client that what he/she wants to do is not practicable or could create unnecessary liabilities. This week,…

  • Paying the purchase of a Spanish property in stages: a story about family, trust and taxes

    Paying the purchase of a Spanish property in stages: a story about family, trust and taxes

    I just came back from a property completion in Fuengirola that has proved anything buy easy. While sipping an extremely hot americano in the plane, elbows locked between two passengers-I hate it when I get assigned the middle seat- I started to to convey into paper, well in this case it is a laptop, my…

  • Uncle Jimmy has died: A practical case on intestacy rules on a Spanish estate

    Uncle Jimmy has died: A practical case on intestacy rules on a Spanish estate

    There is no better way to learn and update our knowledge than with life itself. Very often, a lawyer´s knowledge updates as new cases get through the door of the office. This is what happened with uncle Jimmy´s case. Obviously, this is not his real name but it is a name that could perfectly apply…

  • Practical case: phishing and bank transfers on completion of a Spanish property purchase

    Practical case: phishing and bank transfers on completion of a Spanish property purchase

    Phishing is a type of online scam where hackers try to trick a person to provide personal information, like passwords, bank details, etc but it could also lead to misleading lawyers and trick them to make a bank transfer to the fraudsters´ bank account. I was in a property purchase completion this week at the…

  • SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE OR NOT SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE : THAT IS THE QUESTION

    SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE OR NOT SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE : THAT IS THE QUESTION

    I have to confess—sometimes estate agents drive me crazy, especially here in my hometown of Barcelona. Don’t get me wrong; there are plenty of reliable and professional agents. But lately, probably due to the rising property prices in the city, I’ve noticed a recurring practice that really frustrates me. I’m talking about the buyer’s right…

  • Gunnercooke LLP shortlisted for UK Law firm of the year

    Gunnercooke LLP shortlisted for UK Law firm of the year

        Picture of Manchester where Gunnercooke LLP has one of its offices (together with London and Leeds). An extract from LegalWeek Allen & Overy (A&O), Kirkland & Ellis, CMS and Fieldfisher are among eight firms set to battle it out for Law Firm of the Year at the British Legal Awards next month. The…

  • I am British. Can I still get a Spanish passport?

    I am British. Can I still get a Spanish passport?

    I have connections with Spain. Can I apply for a Spanish Passport so I can keep my European status in the event of a potential hard-brexit?                   Now that Brexit has been implemented, some British citizens with connections with other European countries are considering applying for dual…

  • Have your clients paid high Inheritance or Gift taxes in Spain in the past?

    Pursuant to the European Court of Justice´s decision of the 3/9/2014 they could be entitled to ask for a refund The Spanish inheritance and gift tax is a national tax but the Spanish Government transferred it to the regional bodies (autonomous communities), who have autonomy to legislate and collect the tax. The autonomous communities have…

  • Spanish Powers of Attorney signed in the UK

    A new Spanish case Decision by the Director General of Notaries and Registrars in Spain (DGRN) has been issued on the 14th of September 2016 affecting Spanish Powers of Attorney signed abroad and therefore also those signed in the United Kingdom. The said decision of the DGNR rejected the registration in Spain of a purchase…

  • Honorary Consulate of Spain in Manchester

    CONSULADO HONORARIO DE ESPAÑA EN MANCHESTER Antonio Guillen Hederich is the Honorary Consul for Spain in Manchester since June 2013. An Honorary Consul is a person who voluntarily provides help assuming the functions that the General Consulate delegates on him. In the case of Antonio, his functions depend on the General Consulate of Spain in…