An analysis of the most significant legal reforms of 2024 and those expected for 2025: Penal Code (LO 4/2023), Law on the Efficiency of the Public Justice Service, LECRIM reform and pending European packages for transposition.
LO 4/2023 and LO 1/2024: Abolished sedition, reformed misappropriation. Amnesty law (LO 1/2024) for Catalan independence process acts; TC ordered partial suspensión.
Law 15/2022 on Procedural Efficiency: Mandatory MASC prior to civil litigation, expanded simplified procedure threshold to €15,000, mandatory electronic filing.
LECRIM Reform (draft 2024): Public Prosecutor leads investigation, accelerated proceedings for offences up to 5 years, AI-generated evidence provisions.
Pending EU transpositions: NIS2, AI Act; all requiring transposition by 2025-2026. LO 2/2024: gender parity in corporate boards (40% minimum each gender for companies with 250+ employees).
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Get started freeAnalysis of labour offences in the Spanish Criminal Code: imposing illegal working conditions (Art. 311), workplace discrimination (Art. 314), and the most relevant offence in practice: against health and safety at work (Art. 316 CP). Supreme Court case law 2024-2026.
A guide for lawyers on the offence of fraudulent concealment of assets (alzamiento de bienes, Art. 257 Criminal Code): typical elements, differences from the civil Paulian action, reinstatement in insolvency and Supreme Court case law in 2025-2026.
Complete guide to cybercrime in Spain: discovery and disclosure of secrets (Art. 197 CP), unauthorized access to computer systems, non-consensual sharing of intimate images (Art. 197.7 CP), and cyberstalking (Arts. 172 ter and 183 CP).