Extradition process and European arrest warrant (EAW)
Extradition consists of the process of surrender a person judicially requested by one State to another, to be tried in the requesting country or to serve their sentence there. The member states of the European Union have the European Arrest warrant (EAW), an instrument of international legal cooperation in criminal matters.
Read moreConsequences of illegal tourist property rental for landlords and tenants
Illegal tourist rentals can have serious consequences for landlords and tenants. Legal tourist rentals must comply a main requirement, which is to be registered and have a tourist license issued by the tourism delegation of the Autonomous Community where it is located.
Read moreMisleading advertising is also a crime
The crime of misleading advertising does not require that consumers be induced to purchase the advertised product, since it is sufficient for the advertisement to highlight some false quality that strengthens the attractiveness of the product.
Read moreDifferences between usurpation and home invasion
The main difference between usurpation and home invasion (breaking and entering), is framed in the fact that usurpation is carried out with respect to uninhabited homes, and on the contrary, home invasion with respect to inhabited homes, while they have in common that their execution is carried out without the authorization of its owner or resident.
Read moreSupreme Court establishes indicative criteria to evaluate the declaration by victims of gender violence
The Supreme Court in order to objectify and determine the legitimacy of the declaration by victims of gender violence, established a series of guiding criteria to be taken into all courts in cases where they are investigating these crimes.
Read moreThe sentence of conformity
Criminal conformity is a judicial mechanism that allows the criminal procedure to be terminated prematurely, without the need for an oral trial to be held at Court.
Read moreEverything you need to know about police record cancellation
It is important to be clear about the differences between police and criminal records, because criminal records are generated by a final conviction sentence in the criminal justice system..
Read moreCrime of Sedition and Rebellion
Surely in recent days you have not stopped hearing news about the crimes of sedition and rebellion, but what are they really? Well, in today’s post we are going to explain what these crimes are and why there has been so much commotion.
Read moreAssisting clients at the Police Station
Mercury Lawyers do not fall short of, assisting clients, amending paperwork, filing necessary documents & talking, or, negotiating, with governmental officials & authorities…
Read moreThe criminal procedure called «Procedimiento abreviado» in Marbella, Spain » The verdict
In previous blogs we have explained all the phases of the Procedimiento Abreviado, now we are going to explain the judgment in, which is regulated in articles 785 and following of the Law of Spanish Criminal Prosecution.
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