On 13 April 2026, the United States took a step that shifted the tectonic plates of international maritime law. The announcement of a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was framed as a strategic necessity: a move to cut off Iran’s oil revenues, force diplomatic concessions, and bring a swift end to regional conflict. However, from the perspective of
A groundbreaking resolution from Spain’s Directorate-General for Legal Security and Public Faith, issued on 4 August 2025, has provided crucial clarification for STEP practitioners managing cross-border estates between the UK and Spain. This decision establishes clear precedent that English law can govern Spanish asset inheritance through implied choice of law provisions, eliminating the need for UK Grants of Probate in
A boomerang blow to the enforcement of arbitral awards against Spain?. The High Court of Australia upholds ‘recognition’ and ‘enforcement’ of a multimillion ICSID award in favour of renewable energy investor Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L. Arbitration analysis: In a judgment dated 12 April 2023, the Australian High Court has dismissed the appeal lodged by the Kingdom of Spain (‘Spain’) and
The Lugano Convention: a matter of genuine concern for the UK. “As a consequence of leaving the EU, the UK lost its membership of the Lugano Convention, a relevant international treaty between the EU with other European states that form the European Free Trade Association, including Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland. Consequently, in April 2020, the UK government applied to re-join
Dear Clients Del Canto Chambers Press Note on COVID-19. Due to the recent communications issued by several Official Sources advising companies to promote the teleworking in those zones where there is a high risk of transmission of the so called Virus Covid-19. Our Firm has decided to put in practice these measures in order to prevent and stop the spreading
Our colleague Nuria Monjas de Castro has published an article about the problems of competent jurisdiction due to defamation in digital media. There is no a universal regulation to determine the competent court. It is a complicated issue that is usually resolved by applying a general rule: the domicile court of the defendant will be competent. To find out the
Football Leaks: The tax evasión league A European consortium of investigative journalists uncover footballers and celebrities’ massive tax fraud, with an emphasis on Cristiano Ronaldo and José Mourinho. The German newspaper “Der Spiegel” known as Football Leaks, has revealed that several European clubs and soccer players have committed a crime of tax evasion. This newspaper belongs to an international consortium
Del Canto Chambers, firme defensor del eje hispano-británico Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published an article in “El País“, in which he bets again for maintaining the Spanish and British’s economic bonds against the Brexit’s generated uncertainty. With this article, written within the frame of the #embracespain campaign, Del Canto defends a constructive dialogue, both from Madrid
Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published a statement in the magazine Bloomberg BNA where he comments on the last measures that HMRC has implemented to fight against VAT fraud. The article, written by the journalist Ben Stupples, is titled “UK proposes new penalties for VAT fraud” and it gives details on the different proposed measures by the
29-09-2016 | GLOBAL ASSETS MAGAZINE Our Managing Partner, León Fernando del Canto, has published an article entitled, “The right to privacy vs parliamentary immunity or money powers against rule of law“, in the Global Assets Magazine on a recent Bahamian High Court’s sentence on right to privacy.
