Our Firm is very proud to have been invited once again by the renowned publication Getting the Deal Through to contribute to the 2016 “Insurance & Reinsurance” volume. Our Partners Eduardo Albors and Javier Portales and our Senior Associate Alfonso de Ochoa have drafted the Chapter devoted to Spain in the said publication, [...]
On 30 June Wolters Kluwer Spain launched the 2016 Litigation Yearbook which includes reviews drafted by 50 important Law Firms on the most relevant cases on litigation and arbitration in Spain throughout 2015. Albors Galiano Portales contributes to this Yearbook with two reviews. The first one, concerning limitation of liability and recreational crafts [...]
The Spanish Shipowners’ Association has celebrated today 29 June its General Assembly at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid. Our Partners Eduardo Albors, Javier Galiano and Javier Portales have attended the event, which has been closed by Ms. Ana Pastor, Ministry of Public Works.
New York, 5th May 2016. The CMI has shared the answers drafted by the national maritime Law associations to the questionnaire about liability for wrongful arrest. This interesting session was held within the New York Conference with the assistance of our Partners Eduardo Albors and Javier Portales. The members of the working group (IWG) are [...]
The prestigious legal directory CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS recognizes excellence in the legal profession, strategic growth of the Firms and client service. The newspaper EXPANSION also reports this recognition. Once again, ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES has been ranked as top-tier Shipping Law Firm (Ranked Firm-Band 1) due to its work and merits achieved during the past 12 [...]
“The underwater cultural heritage lacks of the proper legal protection”, this was one of the main conclusions of the lecture given by our Partner, Javier Portales, at the II Technical Latin-American Conference organised by Group Addvalora. During his presentation, Javier Portales dealt with the discovery of the Spanish Galleon San Jose in Colombian waters, which [...]
The online programme “Specialist in International Maritime Law” will start next 20th April. It is organised by the Spanish Maritime Institute (IME) and Comillas Pontifical University, through its ICADE Business School. As part of its activity within the academic area, ABORS GALIANO PORTALES cooperates in such programme. Our Partner Javier Portales is in charge of [...]
The emergence of new forms of consumption increasingly widespread in our economy requires to discuss the current “legal and tax framework” in which they develop. The panel discussion, which will take place on 9th March, will shed light on this topic in the event of the IV Nautical Conference, hosted by ANEN, which will be [...]
Last 26th January the Supreme Court handed down its Judgement dated 14th January 2016 reversing the decision of the Superior Court of La Coruña dated 13th November 2013. The Master of the MT PRESTIGE (Apostolos Ioannis Mangouras) has been declared guilty of a crime against the environment. The Supreme Court has confirmed the acquittal of [...]
The Christmas cocktail organised by the Spanish Maritime Law Association took place yesterday evening at the Intercontinental Hotel. We were pleased to have with us Mr. Giorgio Berlingieri, President of the Italian Maritime Law Association and Vice President of International Maritime Committee. He gave an interesting lecture on the Draft Convention on foreign judicial sale [...]