Considering an international relocation? For high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and highly qualified professionals, a change of tax residency is a significant decision that requires careful planning so that unexpected consequences are ruled out. One area of obvious attention is that of Exit Taxes. This levy—imposed when a taxpayer changes residence—exists in various jurisdictions, including amongst others […]

The 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters has entered into force between Spain and the United Kingdom on July 1, 2025, marking a milestone in the reconfiguration of international judicial cooperation after Brexit. This international instrument seeks to facilitate the cross-border circulation of civil and […]

The application of different conflict-of-law rules depending on the competent jurisdiction may lead to divergent outcomes regarding the matrimonial property regime in cases involving real estate property investments abroad or changes of habitual residence. In this context, a preventive approach combining matrimonial property regime agreements with a choice-of-law clause (typical of Civil Law systems) and […]