ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES, 20 years leading the LEGAL 500 EMEA TOP TIER ranking in Transport Law in Spain and one more year the Firm is highlighted among the most prestigious Insurance Law Firms
For the twentieth consecutive year, ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES leads the British LEGAL 500 EMEA TOP TIER ranking in Transport Law (Shipping) in Spain, a position it has held uninterruptedly since 1999. In addition, in 2019, the Firm is also in the top positions in Insurance Law. The key of this achievement is to have been able to maintain this position during all these years marked by great competition, in which British firms participate. In the sections dedicated to individual recognitions, Eduardo Albors, Javier Galiano, Javier Portales and Alfonso de Ochoa lead the ranking. Congratulations to the whole team!
ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES leads for yet another year the Chambers Europe 2019 ranking for Shipping law in Spain and stands out amongst the leading Insurance law firms
The law firm leads for another year the renowned Top ranked Chambers Europe 2019 (Band 1) ranking for Shipping law in Spain, which recognises the professional excellence of law firms, their strategic growth and outstanding client service, after a thorough investigation based on the opinions of other lawyers and clients. In the individual awards, our Partners are ranked once again as leading lawyers in Shipping law for 2019. Partners Eduardo Albors and Javier Portales are recognised as BAND 1 leading lawyers and Alfonso de Ochoa is recognised as Band 4. In Insurance law, Albors Galiano Portales has been recognised once again this year amongst the most outstanding law firms in Spain.
ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES to hold its annual Christmas Party
ALBORS GALIANO PORTALE’s traditional Christmas party will take place on 13 December at 08:00 pm at the Clardige Hall of the Wellington Hotel in Madrid. During the course of the Christmas celebration, the ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES’ Award to the best academic record of the International Maritime Law Course of the Spanish Maritime Institute will be presented.
ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES named “Best law firm of the year” by Best Lawyers ® for Transportation law and our partner Javier Portales named “Lawyer of the year” in Maritime law
Best Lawyers had published today its 2019 ranking in which the Firm has been recognised for the second consecutive year as “Best law firm of the year” for Transportation law in 2019 for Spain. Further, our partner Javier Portales has been recognised as “Lawyer of the year” in Maritime law in Spain. In addition, the ranking The Best Lawyers ™ in Spain 2019 includes as leading lawyers in Insurance, Transportation, and Maritime Law, our Partners Eduardo Albors and Javier Portales. Further, Alfonso Ochoa is recognised in Transportation law and Maider Arrieta in Maritime and Transportation law.
Miguel Ángel Serra analyzed the evolution of the Spanish Nautical market in the 4th Fiscal Meeting organized by SOS YACHTING in Monaco
The fourth edition of the Fiscal Meeting organised by SOS YACHTING took place on September 25 at the Hotel Hermitage in Monaco within the framework of the Monaco Yacht Show, the reference event in Europe in the field of superyachts and megayachts. Miguel Ángel Serra participated as a speaker at the meeting and analysed the evolution of the Spanish nautical market since 2014, highlighting its enormous potential. From a technical point of view, our Partner discussed with the attendees the latest developments regarding the IEDMT (known as Registration Tax), the Non-Resident Income Tax (IRNR) and relevant customs aspects such as the possibility of operating in commercial regime (charter) under the Temporary Import Regime (RIT). At another point, Serra tackled some projects and proposals that are being analyzed by the Spanish Administration to bring the tax treatment in Spain -especially in VAT matters- closer to that of our most direct competitors in the Mediterranean (i.e. France and Italy). The event, which had complete capacity, brought together nearly one hundred and fifty attendees, including representatives of major European shipyards, shipping registers, management companies, brokers, lawyers, financial institutions, insurance companies and the media.
Debate on the taxation of the Nautical Industry in Europe at the Executive Committee meeting of the EBI, with the participation of Miguel Angel Serra and Carlos Sanlorenzo in representation of the Law Firm
As part of the Cannes Yachting Festival, the EBI (European Boating Industry) held an Executive Committee meeting last September 12 where the main challenges in taxation facing the Nautical Industry in Europe were addressed. Miguel Ángel Serra and Carlos Sanlorenzo highlighted the need to strengthen the representation of the Nautical Industry in Brussels through a strong dialogue that can recommend and influence decisions taken in Europe and that can affect the sector. A task that today nobody is doing in the European Commission, in the European Council, or in the Council of the European Union, and that would be very wise to channel through the EBI. During the interventions of Miguel Ángel Serra and Carlos Sanlorenzo, they also addressed the major differences that exist in the Nauticial Industry in relation to issues that are largely dependent on Brussels, amongst them: a) The VAT rate(1) applicable to services such as moorings or charter fees. b) The different interpretations in the European Union of the exemption (duty free fuel) from the excise duty on oils(2) in the nautical charter activity. This tax accounts for approximately one third of the cost of fuel. c) The application of the customs regimes provided for in the [...]
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