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Can a video of a worker stealing be used as evidence?

The ECtHR agrees with the women workers that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights has been violated. This article includes the right to respect for private and family life.

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What can I use my parking space for?

On other occasions we find places used by the owners as storage places for various objects, possibly blocking the way of other neighbours or causing us some inconvenience. To know if this is accepted or not in a Community, we must consult the Constitutive Title or the Statutes of the community.

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What is the judicial guardianship of the disabled?

Curatorship is one of the forms of legal guardianship provided for in our legislation. It differs from guardianship in having a purpose of assistance, rather than representation.

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Ways to establish usufruct, duration and extinction

Article 467 of the Civil Code defines usufruct as the "right to enjoy the property of others with the obligation to preserve its form and substance, unless the title of its constitution or the law authorizes otherwise".

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How to register a farm in the Land Registry?

If you intend to transfer a property that is not registered in the Land Registry, you will have the inconvenience that the property cannot be sold.

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Legal keys to the rural leases act

Law 26/2005, of 30 November, explains in its first article what is meant by rustic rentals, that is, what differentiates this type of rentals from urban rentals.

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Part-time contract: What you haven't been told

A part-time employment contract is one in which the working time is less than the ordinary working time provided for by law or in the collective agreement.

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How to claim a debt quickly?

One of the best ways to be able to claim a debt quickly and effectively is by means of an order for payment procedure. At Forcam Abogados we have lawyers specialized in claiming and recovering debts.

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When can I challenge a will in Spain?

On some occasions the heirs may be affected by the provisions contemplated in a will. In these cases, the will can be challenged.

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Is breaking and entering an inhabited house a crime?

Burglary is an offence committed by entering a person's home or premises without their consent or by staying against their will.

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Can a child be disinherited in Catalonia?

The answer is yes, it is indeed possible to disinherit a child, or what would be the same, to take away the legitimate one that corresponds by law to a descendant, but first a series of basic requirements established in the fourth book of the Civil Code of Catalonia should be given.

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What they haven't told you about the verbal rental agreement

The verbal rental contract is a legally recognized contract according to article 1547 of the Civil Code.

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What are the differences between divorce and separation?

While through divorce the marriage bond is dissolved, in separation the bond is preserved, and there is only the effective cessation of the coexistence of the marriage.

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Which country in Europe has the highest mortgage tax?

Spain is the European country with the highest Mortgage Tax on Documented Legal Acts (AJD).

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Unfair Dismissal Bus Driver Positive for Drugs

The High Court of Justice has declared inadmissible the dismissal of a bus driver who tested positive for cannabis in the drug test after an accident in which a motorist died.

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Unemployment benefit for unmarried couples

According to the STS, of the Sala de lo Social, of October 17, 2018, the unemployment benefit for family responsibilities is already a reality, as well as the requirement of lack of income.

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Do you need to claim a non-payment of debts?

There are judicial procedures to claim a monetary debt. The order for payment procedure is the fastest, and allows you to claim debts if the requirements are met.

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How does the claim for defaults to debtors from European Union?

Claim of debts to debtors of countries of the European Union (EU). Steps to claim high debts to EU countries. Contact us and will recover your money.

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Can companies decide how a worker should be dressed?

In most of the countries of the world there are standards of workwear in companies, these were adopted later than in Spain, the truth is that there is a protocol of workwear that is followed, nothing more and nothing less, since the sixteenth century.

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Can I refuse to wear personal protective equipment?

Workers have the right under Article 40.2 of the Spanish Constitution, which entrusts public authorities with the task of ensuring health and safety at work.

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Is the Christmas basket a worker's right?

The Christmas basket is one of those gifts that the workers of a company expect to receive at Christmas, but well, the question would be: does the employer have the obligation to make it? Does he have the obligation to give it to the workers for the service provided? Is it a mere act of generosity or does it constitute an acquired right?

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Work accidents in Spanish Companies

The legislation determines that an accident at work is any bodily injury that the worker suffers on the occasion of or as a consequence of the work he performs as an employee.

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Can I choose the date of my vacation at work?

The period in which we are going to enjoy the holidays must be set by mutual agreement between the employer and the worker, always taking into account agreement.

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How to create a Limited Liability Company in Spain?

The Limited Company is the most common type of company in Spain. The Limited Company (S.L) is a type of commercial company in which liability is limited.

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