Josep Gálvez
Partner | Barrister & Abogado / Lawyer
Arbitral panel denies €647 million claim related to the collapse of Banco Popular
The Permanent Court of Arbitration declared on its 13 March final award that Banco Popular Español SA (BP) investors failed…
US District court grants an anti-suit injunction to NextEra and severely criticises Spain’s stubborn defence
Spain is fighting a colossal battle against NextEra in two jurisdictions. The first is in the 𝗨𝗦 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳…
Crying over spilt milk?
𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗸? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 – After the entry into…
Five important questions for litigants and parties ahead of Courts Clerks´strike in Spain
𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗦 – 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲. At the end of…
Catsalut has filed a claim for €526 million against two manufacturers of adult nappies
The “Servei Català de la Salut” (or Catsalut), the Catalan regional public body for healthcare services, has filed a claim…
Spanish Competition Litigation
Once again the Spanish Central High Court (Audiencia Nacional) has agreed to suspend on a precautionary basis a sanction imposed…
Is “trigger-happy” litigation in private antitrust actions ending in Spain?
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – As commented on many other occasions, private antitrust litigation in Spain is quite complex and…
Spanish private competition litigation: are the good times over?
Contrary to what some Spanish lawyers and firms advertise, private antitrust actions are neither straightforward nor sure-to-win claims. The so-called…
Gálvez Pascual partners, Josep Gálvez and David Martínez secure a landmark judgement in M&A post-closing claim against vendors
Galvez Pascual partners Josep Galvez and David Martinez have obtained a relevant judgement representing the purchasers in a dispute following…
UK Supreme Court hands down ‘anti-immunity’ ruling days before King Juan Carlos’s permission to appeal hearing
This judgement on diplomatic immunity is a new impediment in the way of the former king’s appeal against the civil…
London judge to decide in writing whether or not to allow King Juan Carlos to appeal without a hearing
Both the legal defence for 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗜 against the alleged harassment, illegal monitoring and defamation by…
European Court of Justice rules that British arbitration cannot block enforcement of Spanish judgement against Prestige insurer
And we continue with the 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 with a new result. This time Spain has scored a goal in its…