This Legal Notice governs access to, browsing of and use of the website www.penalempresarial.com (the “Website”). Please read it carefully. By accessing and using the Website you accept these terms; if you do not agree with them, please do not use the Website.
1. Identification of the owner
In accordance with Article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI), the owner of the Website is:
- Owner: Alberto Vidal Castañón, a practising lawyer (abogado) and natural person (“Alberto Vidal”).
- Trade name: V&V Intervención Legal. V&V Intervención Legal is the trade name of Alberto Vidal Castañón, a lawyer registered under no. 138.391 with the Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (Madrid Bar).
- Tax identification number (NIF): 46.239.214-Z
- Professional address: Avenida de Ramón y Cajal, 7, Escalera izquierda, 1º izquierda, 28016 Madrid (Spain).
- Email: info@penalempresarial.com
- WhatsApp (messages only): +34 624 33 44 10
2. Regulated profession
The legal profession is a regulated profession in Spain. Pursuant to Article 10.1(d) LSSI:
- Professional body: Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (www.icam.es). Membership no. 138.391.
- Academic qualification: Licenciado en Derecho (Law degree), University of Barcelona (degree awarded on 10 September 1997).
- State in which the qualification was awarded: Spain.
- Applicable professional rules: Organic Law 6/1985 of 1 July on the Judiciary (in particular Article 542); Law 2/1974 of 13 February on Professional Associations; the General Statute of the Spanish Legal Profession, approved by Royal Decree 135/2021 of 2 March; and the Code of Conduct of the Spanish Legal Profession. These are available at www.boe.es, www.abogacia.es and www.icam.es.
3. Purpose of the Website and nature of its content
The Website is purely informative and concerns Alberto Vidal’s professional practice in criminal law. It does not offer online contracting of services, does not require registration and has no user accounts, contact forms or comments.
The content of the Website, including blog articles, is general in nature, reflects the law and case law as at the date of publication and may not be up to date. It does not constitute legal advice and is no substitute for professional advice on a specific matter. Neither visiting the Website nor sending a message by email or WhatsApp, in itself, creates a lawyer-client relationship, which arises only upon express acceptance of the instructions.
Information provided to Alberto Vidal in the course of a professional enquiry is protected by the lawyer’s duty of professional secrecy (Article 542.3 of the Organic Law on the Judiciary and Articles 21 and 22 of the General Statute of the Spanish Legal Profession). Nevertheless, in your first message we recommend that you only describe the matter briefly and do not send documents until you are told the appropriate channel.
4. Access and use
Access to the Website is free of charge, save for any connection charges payable to your internet service provider.
Users undertake to use the Website lawfully and appropriately, in accordance with the law, this Legal Notice, good faith and public policy, and not to use it for unlawful purposes or in any way that may damage the Website, its systems or the rights of third parties.
5. Intellectual and industrial property
The text, design, structure, source code, images and other content of the Website belong to Alberto Vidal or to third parties who have authorised their use, and are protected by intellectual and industrial property law. The trade name V&V Intervención Legal, logos and other distinctive signs may not be used without authorisation.
Viewing and downloading for personal, private use is permitted. Reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation of the content for commercial or public purposes without prior written authorisation is prohibited, save where permitted by law, such as quotation under Article 32 of the Spanish Intellectual Property Act (Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996), with acknowledgement of the source and author.
6. Liability
Alberto Vidal endeavours to ensure that the information on the Website is accurate and up to date, but does not warrant that it is free from errors or that the Website will be available without interruption; it may be suspended for technical, security or maintenance reasons.
Alberto Vidal shall not be liable for decisions taken by users solely on the basis of the general content of the Website without obtaining specific professional advice, nor for any loss arising from use of the Website in breach of this Legal Notice. Nothing in this section limits any liability that cannot be excluded by law.
7. Links to third-party websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites (for example, official gazettes, case-law databases or the Bar). Alberto Vidal does not control those websites and is not responsible for their content, without prejudice to Article 17 LSSI: upon obtaining actual knowledge that a link leads to unlawful content, he will act diligently to remove it. You may report this to info@penalempresarial.com.
Anyone wishing to link to the Website may do so provided that they do not reproduce its content, do not display it within third-party frames and do not suggest any relationship with or endorsement by Alberto Vidal that does not exist.
8. Data protection and cookies
The processing of personal data is governed by the Privacy Policy and the use of cookies by the Cookie Policy.
9. Amendments
Alberto Vidal may amend this Legal Notice to reflect changes in the law or in the Website. The version in force is the one published on this page at any given time.
10. Governing law and jurisdiction
This Legal Notice is governed by Spanish law. Any disputes shall be submitted to the courts having jurisdiction under the law. Where the user is a consumer, the courts of the consumer’s place of residence shall have jurisdiction as provided for in consumer protection legislation.
In the event of any discrepancy between the language versions, the Spanish version shall prevail.
Last updated: October 2026