Founding Partner
Guillermo Passas Varo
Colegiado nº
7941
Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Granada (Granada Bar Association)
Of Counsel
David Sánchez Lorenzo
Colegiado nº
8281
Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Granada (Granada Bar Association)
In accordance with Article 10 of Ley 34/2002, de 11 de julio, de servicios de la sociedad de la información y de comercio electrónico (LSSI-CE), which transposes Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce:
The owner practises law as a regulated profession. Professional licensing details are as follows:
The professional rules applicable to the practice of law are the General Statute of the Spanish Legal Profession (Estatuto General de la Abogacía Española, Royal Decree 135/2021, of 2 March) and the Code of Conduct of the Spanish Legal Profession (Código Deontológico de la Abogacía Española), approved by the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (Consejo General de la Abogacía Española), accessible at https://www.abogacia.es/conocenos/consejo-general/normativa-profesional/.
(a) Access to and use of the website imply acceptance of this Legal Notice in the version published at any given time.
(b) The informational content of the website, including the blog, guides, materials describing the firm's practice areas and any other editorial content, in whichever language it is published, is provided for information purposes only. It does not constitute personalised legal advice, does not create a lawyer-client relationship, and consulting it does not give rise to professional liability on the part of the owner or of the lawyers working with him. The professional relationship arises solely upon signature of the Engagement Letter.
(c) The interactive tools available on the website provide general guidance based exclusively on the data entered by the user, which is not subject to any verification. Their output does not constitute an analysis of any specific matter, does not replace legal advice, does not create a lawyer-client relationship and must not be relied upon as the sole basis for taking or refraining from taking any decision. Each tool states the date on which it was last reviewed.
The content of the website is protected by the owner's intellectual and industrial property rights under Real Decreto Legislativo 1/1996, de 12 de abril. Its reproduction, distribution or public communication without express authorisation is prohibited, save for partial reproduction for private, non-commercial use with attribution of the source.
The owner does not warrant the uninterrupted availability or the permanent accuracy of the content of the website, and is not liable for damage arising from its use or for the content of third-party sites accessible through hyperlinks, the inclusion of which is for information purposes only.
1. Original language: The content of the website and its legal texts are originally drafted in Spanish. The Spanish version is the sole authentic version.
2. Translations: Versions published in other languages are translations of the Spanish version, made available in order to facilitate access for users who do not operate in Spanish. Each translated version states its date of update and the Spanish version from which it derives.
3. Scope of localisation: Translations are localised for the audience to which they are addressed. Localisation affects register, style, presentation, examples and market references; it does not affect substantive content. Prices and amounts, time limits, the scope of services, bar registration and professional credential details, and any other verifiable statement are translated with strict equivalence. No difference in wording, length or tone between the Spanish version and a translated version is to be construed as a distinct offer, as an additional representation or as a modification of substantive content: such differences result exclusively from the linguistic and cultural adaptation of the text to its intended audience.
4. Prevailing version: In the event of any discrepancy between the Spanish version and any translated version, the Spanish version in force on the relevant date shall prevail. This rule does not deprive a user who qualifies as a consumer of the rights conferred by mandatory provisions of law, nor does it exclude the interpretation most favourable to the consumer provided for in Article 80.2 of Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2007. In relation to the contracting of services through the website, clause 3.4 of the Terms and Conditions shall additionally apply.
5. Content published in English only: Certain informational content is published exclusively in English, with no Spanish version. No linguistic discrepancy arises in respect of such content: the English text is the original. Its nature is that set out in clause 3 of this Legal Notice, and it does not form part of the pre-contractual information relating to any service offered through the website.
1. The website has the following legal texts: this Legal Notice, the Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy and the Artificial Intelligence Policy.
2. In the event of any contradiction between them, the following order of precedence applies:
(a) the Terms and Conditions, in relation to the contracting of services through the website;
(b) the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, in relation to the processing of personal data and to the use of storage and data retrieval devices on terminal equipment;
(c) the Artificial Intelligence Policy, in relation to the use of artificial intelligence systems;
(d) this Legal Notice, generally and on a residual basis in respect of the foregoing matters.
3. Once any contradiction has been resolved in accordance with the preceding paragraph, any discrepancy between language versions of the applicable document shall be resolved in accordance with clause 6.
4. Engagement Letters are governed in full by their own particular terms and prevail over all legal texts published on the website.
This Legal Notice is governed by Spanish law. For the resolution of disputes arising from access to or use of the website, the parties submit to the Juzgados y Tribunales de Granada, without prejudice to any mandatory forum available to the user in his or her capacity as a consumer.
The LSSI-CE requires it because the internet allows anyone to operate anonymously, and the legislator took the view that users are entitled to know who they are dealing with before consulting or contracting. Without that identification, a user cannot verify that the operator exists, is licensed for what it offers, and can be located if something goes wrong. Where the owner practises a regulated profession, the requirement goes further: professional credentials and the applicable rules of conduct must be disclosed as well.
A Legal Notice has to reflect what the owner actually does: whether a regulated profession is involved, whether the site collects data, whether there are transactions, whether it operates across several countries. A copied template usually omits bar registration details where the owner is a licensed professional, ignores the consumer's mandatory forum, and fails to distinguish informational content from professional advice. If a claim is brought, a notice that does not describe the owner's real activity can be used against you.
Most law firms notices omit bar registration details and the reference to the rules of professional conduct, both mandatory where the owner practises a regulated profession under Article 10 LSSI-CE. This notice draws a precise line between informational content and legal advice, a distinction with direct consequences for professional liability. The jurisdiction clause also preserves the consumer's mandatory forum, an omission capable of invalidating the entire clause in litigation.
Legal advice arises from the analysis of a specific situation: it means knowing the facts, weighing the evidence and accepting civil liability for the opinion given, none of which an informational article can do. At PASSAS the lawyer-client relationship arises solely upon signature of the Engagement Letter. This distinction has direct consequences for professional liability: a lawyer answers for what he says only where there is an engagement. The Virtual Consultation is personalised legal advice, but it gives rise to neither liability nor a lawyer-client relationship until an engagement exists.
We draft legal notices, privacy policies, terms and conditions, DPAs and AI statements adapted to the client's specific business model. If your activity involves data processing, e-commerce or AI components, each document has to reflect what your product actually does. The starting point is a €90 video consultation, credited against the fees if an engagement is ultimately formalised.