13 October 2020
Price comparison websites restrictions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/spain/price-comparison-websites-restrictions

In recent years, the application of competition law to price comparison websites has been widely discussed. As the deadline for the expiration of the Vertical Block Exception Regulation ("VBER") is fast approaching, the ...

20 January 2021
CNMC opens formal proceedings against the Spanish Football Federation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/spain/cnmc-opens-formal-proceedings-against-the-spanish-football-federation

The sale and use of audio-visual football rights in Spain has always been in the spotlight due to frequent controversies between the Spanish Football Federation (“RFEF”), the national professional football league ...

14 September 2020
CNMC proposes a total fine of €47 million for Deloitte, PWC and KPMG among other consulting companies for participating in a bid rigging cartel
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/spain/cnmc-proposes-a-total-fine-of-47-million

In February 2019, the Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC) opened formal proceedings against 25 consulting companies and 8 of their executives for allegedly manipulating and allocating public tenders in the consulting ...

16 July 2018
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Enterprise publishes the 'draft Law on the digital transformation of the financial system'
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/spain/spanish-ministry-of-economy-and-enterprise-publishes-the-draft-law-on-the-digital-transformation

Spain's Ministry of Economy and Enterprise has published the draft Law on the digital transformation of the financial system' ("anteproyecto de Ley de transformación digital del sistema financiero"). This draft includes ...

01 June 2018
Public Consultation on 'Regulatory Sandbox' in Spain
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/spain/public-consultation-on-regulatory-sandbox-in-spain

Spanish Ministry of Economy launches a Public Consultation on the implementation of a 'Regulatory Sandbox' regime for Financial Services in Spain.

18 September 2018
New Spanish Regulation on Cybersecurity
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/spain/new-spanish-regulation-on-cybersecurity

On September 8, 2018 the Royal Decree-law 12/2018, on security of networks and information systems, which transposes Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of 6 July 2016 concerning the measures for a high common level of security of ...

20 December 2017
ECJ: Uber renders transport services, not information society services
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/ecj-uber-renders-transport-services-not-information-society-services

07 January 2020
EU top court rules out possibility to create second-hand marketplaces for digital content
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-top-court-rules-out-possibility-to-create-second-hand-marketplaces-for-digital-content

In a much-anticipated judgment delivered last month (Tom Kabinet, C-263/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’), that is the highest EU court, ruled that the provision – over the internet – of e-books ...

29 November 2019
Ester Vidal responde sobre cookies y privacidad en Onda Cero
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/spain/191129-ester-vidal-responde-sobre-cookies-y-privacidad-en-onda-cero

Ester Vidal, Senior Associate del equipo de Privacidad y Protección de Datos de Bird & Bird, ha sido entrevistada en el programa La Ciutat de Onda Cero Cataluña para responder a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre ...

23 May 2018
At a Glance: Uberization of the workforce
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/at-a-glance-uberization-of-the-workforce

Our international Employment Group takes a look at the uberization of the workforce across our jurisdictions