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The Legal 500 2020 highlights Araoz & Rueda in seven areas of practice
The prestigious international legal directory The Legal 500 recognizes Araoz & Rueda as a leading firm in Europe in 2020. The Legal 500 has included

The exclusion of operators from public tendering due to infringements of competition law in Spain
The Spanish Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Procurement (“LPSP”) regulates the exclusion of operators from public tendering procedures (article 71 et seq). The LPSP transposes

COVID-19: Additional measures and modifications to RDL 8/2020
1. Introduction On 30 January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 involved a public health emergency of international importance. As a result

Recoverable paid leave for employees providing non-essential services
As part of the state of alarm decreed by the Spanish government on 14 March 2020 for managing the public health crisis caused by COVID-19,

Complementary labour measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19
On 28 March 2020, the Spanish Government has extended the state of alarm by 15 additional days (until 11 April 2020, inclusive). On the same

State of alarm and measures relating to nursing homes and social health centres
Download the PDF document here Royal Decree 463/2020 of 14 March, has declared a state of alarm throughout the Spanish territory for the management

State of alarm and ownership rights
Download the PDF document here Spain is under the alarm state declared by the RD 463/2020, of March 14th. This situation is guaranteed by

Temporary employment suspension of employment contracts and reduction in working hours
Download the PDF document here Nowadays, many companies are being forced to take/adopt measures to cope with the impact of Covid-19. From an employment-law
Araoz & Rueda, recognized firm in Chambers Europe 2020
The prestigious Chambers & Partners Europe guide highlights one more year Araoz & Rueda as a leading firm in Europe in 2020. The following partners are recommended: Pedro

COVID-19 epidemic: application of force majeure and hardship under Spanish law
1. Context On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) General Director declared the outbreak of CoViD-19 (also known as Coronavirus), a public health emergency