Each page explains, in plain language, what to do in a specific situation: the first steps, the risks and how the firm can help. They are written both for those who are under investigation, personally or through their company, and for those who have suffered an economic crime and want to recover their losses.
If you or your company are under investigation
- Summoned as a suspect
What to do if you are summoned to give evidence as a suspect in Spain: your rights, preparing the statement, whether to answer and what may happen next. - Criminal complaint against my company
Criminal complaint against your company in Spain: being investigated as a legal person versus secondary civil liability, how it is defended and first steps. - Tax or social security audit with criminal risk
Tax or social security audit in Spain with criminal risk: entry to premises, the right not to self-incriminate, tax offence thresholds and late regularisation. - Insolvency proceedings with criminal risk
Insolvency proceedings in Spain with criminal risk: which conduct is an offence, how it differs from culpable insolvency and how directors are defended.
If you have been the victim of an economic crime
- A partner or director has diverted funds
Partner or director diverted company funds in Spain: first steps to protect the company, preserve evidence and recover the money in criminal proceedings. - Fraud in a commercial or real estate deal
Fraud in a commercial or real estate deal in Spain: when it is a crime, how to preserve evidence and why a querella helps secure and recover the money. - A debtor is hiding or stripping assets
Debtor hiding or stripping assets in Spain: concealment of assets, private prosecution, attachment against recipients and annulment of fraudulent transfers.