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Civil & Commercial Law

Civil & Commercial.
Full coverage.

Family, succession, companies, contracts, civil liability and insolvency. Comprehensive assistance for individuals and businesses throughout Spain, with particular focus on international clients.

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Civil & Commercial
Law.

JM&W's civil and commercial practice is the broadest in the firm, covering everything from personal matters — divorce, inheritance, child custody — to complex business operations: company formation, mergers, insolvency and second chance proceedings.

We give particular attention to international clients, especially Russian-speaking, in cross-border matters: Russia-Spain inheritance, divorce with foreign elements, international child abduction, recognition of foreign judgments and company formation by non-residents.

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5 Service blocks
01
Family Law
02
Succession & Inheritance
03
Commercial & Company Law
04
Civil Liability & Contracts
05
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
01
Family Law
Divorce, custody, maintenance, adoption, domestic violence, international child abduction
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Consensual marital separation
Contested marital separation
Consensual divorce
Contested divorce
Marriage annulment
Matrimonial property regime (prenuptial agreements)
Division of matrimonial community property
Child custody and visitation arrangements
Shared custody — application and modification
Parental authority
Child maintenance — setting, modification, enforcement
Compensatory spousal maintenance
Foster care and guardianship of minors
National and international adoption
Recognition of parentage
Domestic violence — victim assistance
Restraining order / protection order
Civil partnership — formation and dissolution
International child abduction (Hague Convention)
Family mediation
In family matters with an international element (cross-border divorce, child abduction, inheritance involving a foreign spouse), we apply EU regulations and Hague Conventions. Service in Spanish, Russian and English.
02
Succession & Inheritance
Wills, partition, cross-border inheritance Russia-Spain, inheritance tax, challenges
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Notarial wills
Holographic wills — assistance and notarisation
Succession planning
Intestate heir declaration
Acceptance and renunciation of inheritance
Inheritance partition — by agreement
Inheritance partition — judicial proceedings
Allocation of inherited assets
Spanish inheritance with property (non-residents)
Cross-border inheritance Russia-Spain
Will contests and challenges
Forced heirship and inheritance rights violations
Lifetime gifts and succession agreements
Inheritance and gift tax settlement (ISD)
Recognition of foreign wills in Spain
03
Commercial & Company Law
Company formation, M&A, shareholders agreements, trademarks, commercial contracts
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Formation of SL, SA, branches and subsidiaries
Express company formation (24–48h)
Articles of association — drafting and amendment
Capital increases and reductions
Director appointment and removal
Notarial powers of attorney (general, special, joint)
General meetings and boards of directors
Shareholders agreements
Share and equity purchase and sale
Commercial due diligence (M&A)
Mergers, demergers and corporate transformations
Company dissolution and liquidation
Holding and asset-holding companies
Trademark and trade name registration
Franchise agreements
Distribution, agency and commercial representation
General commercial contracts
Commercial debt recovery
Order for payment proceedings (monitorio)
National and international commercial arbitration
04
Civil Liability & Contracts
Breach of contract, damages, accidents, medical negligence, banking claims, mediation
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Breach of contract — claim
Contract termination
Contract nullity and challenge
Monetary civil claim
Damages (accidents and negligence)
Medical and healthcare civil liability
Product liability
Consumer and user rights defence
Insurance company claims
Road traffic accidents — compensation claim
Professional negligence (doctors, architects, lawyers)
Banking claims (swaps, preference shares, floor clauses)
Mediation and extrajudicial negotiation
05
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Creditor insolvency, second chance, BEPI, extrajudicial payment agreement, director liability
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Voluntary insolvency proceedings (debtor)
Compulsory insolvency proceedings (creditor)
Proof of debt in insolvency
Extrajudicial payment agreement (AEP)
Second Chance Law (individuals)
Discharge of unsatisfied liabilities (BEPI)
Negotiation with creditors and financial institutions
Dation in payment
Director liability for insolvency
The Second Chance Law allows individuals (including self-employed) to cancel debts they have been unable to pay. If you are in this situation, contact us: we can assess whether you qualify.
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