Le brevet est un actif immatériel de l’entreprise, qui lui permet de protéger son invention en conférant un monopole d’exploitation sur celui-ci. Il permet ainsi de valoriser les efforts investis en termes de recherche et développement.
In previous articles, we have discussed the different ways that an employer may terminate labour relations with its employees.
Since 2012, after the labour reform and because of the serious economic crisis that Spain suffered, many companies had to make such contractual terminations based fundamentally on accredited economic circumstances.
To sum up, companies that suffer from patrimonial imbalances and/or situations of insolvency can either reach agreements with their creditors (partners or third parties) in order to guarantee the viability and the survival of the business or, if they default, put an end to the corporate activities and proceed to the adequate dissolution and winding-up of the company.
A limited liability company (L.L.C.) is the most common company form in Spain given its balance between regulatory oversight and freedom to contract and the simplicity of its formation.
Articles 360-370 of the Spanish Companies Act regulate the dissolution of limited liability companies (L.L.C.).
L’avantage principal d’acquérir une société préconstituée en Espagne est le gain de temps. La période de formation peut être évitée à travers l’acquisition d’une société préconstituée et l’acheteur acquiert une société capable de fonctionner dans un très court délai.
Last May, the Spanish Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeals ruling on a dispute between Air France and one of its part-time employees regarding the counting of the employee’s paid leave (Cass. Soc., 12 May 2015, No. 14-10.509). The subject of paid leave, an irrefutable right, is not always clear to both employees and employers.
A L.L.C. is a company with a flexible legal framework, with few mandatory rules and which places a special emphasis on the will of the parties as expressed in its articles of incorporation.
The main advantage in acquiring a shelf company is saving time. A company’s start-up period can be circumvented by acquiring a shelf company and the purchaser receives a company which is capable of acting within a very short time.
La doctrine espagnole a réitéré à de nombreuses occasions, à travers des arrêts et résolutions de la Direction Générale des Registres et du Notariat, la possibilité qu’ont les administrateurs d’une société de démissionner ou de renoncer à leur mandat.
