Legal analysis from our specialists in A Coruña, with a focus on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
What an unauthorised transfer is, what the bank must refund, the offence under article 248.2, where to report it and what to do if the bank ignores you.
Read article →A loan taken out with your stolen identity. How to prove you never signed, get out of ASNEF, oppose the payment order and which crime it is, with articles.
Read article →Royal Decree 723/2026 from 5 October, parallel employment, shift notice and what happens to the dismissal if the employer reacts. Compensation, nullity and deadlines.
Read article →Penitential or confirmatory arras, NIE, land registry report, charges, cadastral reference value and taxes in Galicia. What the lawyer checks before you sign.
Read article →Falling for a phishing email at work is not, on its own, grounds for a fair dismissal. What Spanish law requires, whether you must repay, and what to do today.
Read article →What the employer must give you in writing from 5 October 2026, how long probation can last and how all of it shapes a later dismissal in Spain.
Read article →Surcharges of 5, 10 and 20 %, the enforcement order, seizure of bank accounts and wages, four-year prescription and the closed list of grounds for an appeal.
Read article →Applicable law, foreign wills, debts, Spanish inheritance tax for non-residents under Galician rules, the six-month deadline and what happens if you sell later.
Read article →Fast-track trial for assault under art. 147 of the Spanish Criminal Code, minor or less serious offence, penalties, one-third plea discount, self-defence and damages.
Read article →Theft, robbery or fraud under the Criminal Code, where to report, your right to an interpreter and a translated copy, and how to recover money from abroad.
Read article →What a gender violence complaint sets in motion in Spain, the protection order within 72 hours, the fast-track trial and the penalties, for complainant and accused.
Read article →Burglary of a dwelling or usurpation, what the police can do on day one, the owner's legal routes with their timescales, and what you must never do.
Read article →Where to report a lost or stolen DNI, what the report achieves, the fines under LO 4/2015 and how to defend yourself if debts are taken out with your ID.
Read article →Criminal defense lawyer in Spain for foreigners: rights on arrest, free interpreter, consulate, EU arrest warrant and the risk of expulsion after a conviction.
Read article →What a workplace harassment complaint achieves in Spain, which evidence counts, what to claim from the employer and the deadline that kills a retaliatory dismissal claim.
Read article →Online harassment, a fake profile with your photos or threats to post them. Which offence applies, the penalties, how to report and what protection exists.
Read article →Default interest, ASNEF, the payment order procedure and garnishment if you stop paying a Moneyman microloan, and what you really owe if the loan is usurious.
Read article →Which offence it is, where to report it and with what evidence, what you can demand from Meta, X or Discord, and who is liable if your contacts were scammed.
Read article →Legal timeline of an unpaid Spanish traffic fine, who collects it, the 5, 10 and 20 % surcharges, wage garnishment limits, limitation periods and when an appeal pays.
Read article →Your CaixaBank account was emptied after a fake text. What to do in the first hours, the offence involved and when the bank must refund the money.
Read article →Time limits to claim, the offence of computer fraud and its penalties, what to do in the first hours and when Santander is obliged to refund the money.
Read article →What BBVA must refund after an unauthorised transfer, what to do in the first hours, the offence committed and what happens if the criminal case is shelved.
Read article →What can be demanded from the bank that received a fraudulent transfer, under which rules, what evidence is needed and what happens if the account is abroad.
Read article →Usurpation under Article 245, when police may act without a court order, which civil route fits a commercial unit depending on who is inside, and what not to do.
Read article →One month to return the deposit, what the landlord may deduct, how much rent can rise and the notice needed not to renew. Tenant rights under Spanish law.
Read article →Not paying a debt is not a crime in Spain. Fraud, concealment of assets and unpaid maintenance are. Penalties, limitation periods and what to do.
Read article →Unauthorised access under article 197 bis, computer damage, limitation periods, what evidence to keep before changing your password and how to report it in Spain.
Read article →Usurpation of civil status, fraud and disclosure of secrets, which evidence counts, what to do about a debt in your name and credit blacklists, deadlines and damages.
Read article →When a company director answers personally for company debts. Social and individual actions, article 367 LSC, tax derivation, insolvency and resignation.
Read article →How long you have to claim, when the bank must refund you, unauthorised versus authorised-by-deception payments, and the penalties for vishing in Spain.
Read article →Which article lets you terminate the lease and which governs eviction, the tenant's right to cure, vulnerable tenants, guarantors, the deposit and collecting after judgment.
Read article →How the text impersonating Spain's Social Security works, which offence it is, what to do in the first hours and when the bank must refund the charges.
Read article →The reverse Bizum request, the transfer sent by mistake and second-hand sales. When the bank must refund, the penalties and what to do in the first hours.
Read article →What offence the fake Tax Agency refund text is, how to spot it, what to do in the first hours and what you can recover if you paid or gave your details.
Read article →The DGT never notifies or collects fines by text with a link. The offence, how to check for a real fine, what to do if you paid and who refunds you.
Read article →A text or call impersonating Revolut. How to spot it, what to do in the first hours, the criminal complaint for fraud and when the bank must refund you.
Read article →How to spot the text or call impersonating Kutxabank, what to do in the first hours if you gave your credentials or made a payment, and when you need a lawyer.
Read article →How to spot the text or call impersonating Unicaja, what to do in the first minutes, the offence of fraud and when the bank must refund the money.
Read article →How to spot the text or call impersonating Bankinter, what to do in the first hours if you gave your codes and when the bank must refund the money.
Read article →How to spot the text or call impersonating Openbank, what is a crime, what to do in the first hours and what you can recover if you gave away your codes.
Read article →A text or call claiming to be from ING. How to spot the impersonation, what to do in the first hours, the fraud offence and when the bank must refund you.
Read article →How to spot the fake text or call impersonating Banco Sabadell, what to do in the first hours and what you can recover if you gave your codes or paid.
Read article →Reverse mortgages under Spanish Law 41/2007, the rights of the spouse and heirs, what happens if the debt exceeds the home's value and when not to sign.
Read article →Preventive powers of attorney under Spain's Law 8/2021. Civil Code articles 256 to 260, how it is activated, safeguards, several agents and what prevails if a curator is appointed.
Read article →A one-quarter forced share, the widow's usufruct, joint wills and what happens if you die intestate in Galicia. What Galician law lets you decide.
Read article →Advance directives in Galicia. Notary or witnesses, what you can write, the representative, the register and what happens if family or doctors disagree.
Read article →Differences between heir and legatee under the Spanish Civil Code, who answers for debts, how a legacy is claimed and which to choose when making a will.
Read article →Who pays each tax, the mandatory deed, usufruct, marital property, mortgages, the child's divorce, siblings and the forced share, and when a gift can be revoked.
Read article →A text or call impersonating CaixaBank, blocked account or unrecognised charge. How to spot it, what to do today and when the bank must refund the money.
Read article →Texts and calls impersonating Santander, how to spot them, the offence of fraud, what to do in the first hours and when the bank must refund you.
Read article →How to spot the text or call impersonating BBVA, what to do in the first hours, getting the money refunded and the fraud offence under article 248.
Read article →Which debts pass to heirs in Spain, how to accept with benefit of inventory or renounce before a notary, Civil Code deadlines, co-heirs, minors and regional law.
Read article →The closed list of grounds in articles 848 to 857 of the Spanish Civil Code, psychological abuse per the Supreme Court, proof, challenges, grandchildren and regional law.
Read article →Claiming unpaid salary from a Spanish employer: 10% late-payment interest, ending the contract for non-payment with severance and unemployment benefit, and FOGASA if the company cannot pay.
Read article →What each dismissal classification means under Spanish law, how severance is calculated, when back pay applies and the 20 working-day deadline to claim in Spain.
Read article →Serious and minor threats, coercion, blackmail and extortion under the Spanish Criminal Code, how messages are proved, what follows a complaint in Spain and compensation.
Read article →Selling a Spanish family company: how each seller is taxed, what happens to the 95 % inheritance relief, what to do if a sibling refuses and what the family warrants.
Read article →Your right in Spain to know a machine assessed you, to have a person review the rejection, and to claim if you were screened out for age, sex or disability.
Read article →Rental deposit fraud in Spain under Article 248 of the Criminal Code: deadlines running from the payment, what each payment method lets you recover and how to check the owner.
Read article →Retiring and closing a business in Spain: why deregistering does not cancel debts, which guarantees survive dissolving the company, what staff are owed.
Read article →Fake listing, hacked chat or a host demanding a bank transfer for a stay in Spain. What the platform answers for, what you recover by payment method, fraud under Art. 248 of the Spanish Criminal Code and where to report.
Read article →What the Galician apartación is, how it differs from a pacto de mejora or a gift under Spanish law, how it is taxed and what if the child sells soon after.
Read article →Order never arrived or wrong item from AliExpress or Temu while living in Spain. Your rights under Spanish law against a seller in China and what is realistic to recover.
Read article →Forced share, collation, a sibling who will not sign or occupies the flat, debts, tax and how to divide an inherited flat in Spain after the 2025 reform.
Read article →Spanish inheritance with an heir abroad: deadlines already running, apostilled power of attorney, NIE, non-resident tax and the heir who will not sign.
Read article →What CEO fraud is under Spanish law, why Spanish banks refuse a refund, when they are liable anyway and what to do in the first hours to recover the money.
Read article →Who bears the loss in a Vinted scam in Spain, what buyer protection really covers, fraud under article 248 of the Spanish Criminal Code and what to do with a fake.
Read article →Scammed on Wallapop in Spain: what you recover depending on how you paid, fraud under the Spanish Criminal Code, how a seller is traced from a username or IBAN, and what follows a complaint.
Read article →Losing your work permit in Spain does not let the employer dismiss you without compensation. What you are owed, the twenty working day deadline and the Supreme Court.
Read article →Time limits to claim in Spain, why paying as friends and family leaves you unprotected, what to do when PayPal says no and how the fraud is prosecuted.
Read article →How to spot a fake online shop in Spain, fraud under Article 248 of the Spanish Criminal Code, what you can recover by payment method and where to report it.
Read article →Third-party seller or Amazon EU, A-to-z Guarantee, withdrawal, conformity, fraud under the Spanish Criminal Code and what to keep to get your money back.
Read article →Spain's criminal alcohol limit, penalties under article 379 of the Spanish Criminal Code, refusing the test, the fast-track trial, plea deal, suspended sentence and licence.
Read article →Voice cloning fraud under Spanish law: the penalty, what to do in the first hours if you already paid a Spanish account, and how the money is recovered.
Read article →Computer fraud under the Spanish Criminal Code, when a Spanish bank must refund an unauthorised transaction, what to do in the first hours and time limits.
Read article →Debt discharge in Spain under Law 16/2022: requirements, two routes, which debts are cancelled and which are not, and what happens to the home and guarantors.
Read article →How the proceso monitorio works in Spain: which debts qualify, what documents you need, how the payment demand is served and what happens if the debtor pays, stays silent or opposes.
Read article →What counts as a criminal record in Spain, when it can be expunged depending on the sentence (art. 136 of the Spanish Criminal Code), the requirements and how to apply.
Read article →What happens when you are investigated in Spain for child sexual abuse material, your rights, and why these cases turn on the computer forensics.
Read article →What offence sextortion is under Spanish law, why you must not pay or delete anything, how to preserve the evidence and how to report in Spain.
Read article →Breaking and entering or usurpation under Spanish law, the criminal or the civil route, eviction, and what an owner in Spain must never do so as not to be the one reported.
Read article →What protects you in Spain from the moment you report it: the protection order (art. 544 ter LECrim), free legal aid, and the measures on the children and the home.
Read article →The three electronic signature types under eIDAS in Spain, which one equals a handwritten one, and why in a dispute the evidence decides, not the signature.
Read article →Reported for gender violence in Spain: arrest, questioning, the restraining order, the effect on custody, and how the accused is defended under Spanish law.
Read article →You're summoned to a minor-offence trial in Spain and told it's nothing. It isn't: it can leave a criminal record and goes ahead without you.
Read article →The fake Abanca 'security department' calls and pressures you into moving your money or reading out a code. How this Spanish bank phone fraud works and what to do.
Read article →In a Spanish minor-offence trial everything is decided in a single hearing and on the evidence, and a poorly handled complaint can turn against you. What's at stake and why going alone is a risk.
Read article →A text impersonating Correos, the Spanish postal service, asks you to pay a fee for a parcel and slip in your card details. How to recognise the scam and what to do.
Read article →If a Spanish bank account has been emptied through phishing or a bank impersonation scam, Spanish payment services law requires the bank to refund unauthorised transactions unless you were grossly negligent. Here is w...
Read article →A text message impersonating Abanca, a Spanish bank, warns of a charge or a blocked account and asks for your login details. Why it is smishing and what to do now.
Read article →A text or call impersonating your Spanish bank can empty your account in minutes. We explain how to recognise the fraud and what to do straight away under Spanish law.
Read article →You bought online from a seller or platform in Spain and the item never arrived, was fake or you were overcharged. What you can recover and when a lawyer in Spain is worth it.
Read article →Dismissed by a Spanish employer? Many workers never claim because they don't know the deadline is 20 working days. What you can claim under Spanish law and why to review the letter first.
Read article →After a cryptocurrency scam involving Spain, the first question is whether the money can be recovered. In quite a few cases it can, but it depends on how fast you act.
Read article →In Spain, sharing intimate images without consent is a crime (Article 197.7 Criminal Code), even if the recording was consented. Removal, conviction, compensation, protection.
Read article →Your Spanish debtor swears they can't pay. Often it isn't true, and even without assets today a court-recognised debt in Spain can be collected later. What options exist.
Read article →Online harassment can be a crime in Spain. The protection a victim can obtain: an end to it, a restraining order, a conviction and compensation.
Read article →Under Spanish law you can't freely disinherit children or spouse: the forced share (legítima) is reserved. Left out of a will in Spain or Galicia? You may have a claim.
Read article →In Spanish cybercrime and a growing number of civil and criminal matters, the case turns on the digital evidence. What it is, why it is decisive, and why a generalist is not enough.
Read article →Summoned or arrested in Spain over an alleged cybercrime? What is at stake, why you should not make a statement without a lawyer, and how it is defended.
Read article →An analysis of whether biometric unlocking (fingerprint, Face ID) of a device is covered by the right against self-incrimination (Arts. 17.3 and 24.2 of the Spanish Constitution), and when the judicial police need aut...
Read article →A legal-technical guide to requesting, by court order, the positioning data (LCS services and GMLC/SMLC network elements) stored by a mobile operator, and how it fits within Art. 588 septies b of the Spanish Criminal ...
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