NOTARY – ISIDORO CALVO VIDAL
NOTARY – ISIDORO CALVO VIDAL Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 07/10/2026 ARTICLES English Español Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal (Pontevedra, 1967) holds a degree and a PhD in Law from the University of Santiago de Compostela. He entered the Spanish notarial profession in 1995. He subsequently passed the competitive examination for serving notaries through which he obtained […]
CORPORATE LEGAL PERSONALITY
CORPORATE LEGAL PERSONALITY Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español Unlike natural persons, whose legal personality and legal capacity are attributes inherent in their very existence, in the case of legal persons in general, and companies in particular, it is the legal system that determines the scope of their legal personality, recognises their ability […]
THE RESERVED SHARE
THE RESERVED SHARE Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español The reserved share is a statutory restriction on the freedom to make dispositions upon death, established for the benefit of certain persons entitled to a reserved share.The nature and extent of the rights of those entitled to a reserved share, as well as the […]
THE PROFESSIO IURIS
THE PROFESSIO IURIS Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español In Spain, under Regulation (EU) No 650/2012, when planning an international or cross-border succession, consideration should be given to the possibility of choosing the law applicable to the succession, a choice known as professio iuris. The choice may only be made in favour of the […]
THE LAW GOVERNING THE SUCCESSION
THE LAW GOVERNING THE SUCCESSION Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español In the field of succession law, it is often said that the wishes of the deceased are the law of the succession, although this cannot be understood in absolute terms, but only within the limitations laid down by each legal system, both […]
MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español These are agreements entered into before or after marriage for the purpose of establishing, modifying or replacing the matrimonial property regime, or of including any other provisions in connection with the marriage.To be valid, matrimonial property agreements must be executed in a notarial authentic […]
UNIVERSAL PATRIMONIAL LIABILITY AND THE “SECOND CHANCE”
UNIVERSAL PATRIMONIAL LIABILITY AND THE “SECOND CHANCE” Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español Under Article 1911 of the Civil Code, a debtor is liable for the performance of his or her obligations with all present and future assets. This principle of universal patrimonial liability nevertheless admits certain exceptions established or permitted by law. […]
SELF-CONTRACTING
SELF-CONTRACTING Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español In the context of statutory, corporate or voluntary representation, self-contracting occurs where the same person participates in a legal transaction in two distinct and potentially opposing capacities, either acting simultaneously on his or her own behalf and on behalf of another person, or representing both parties […]
CIVIL CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL CITIZENSHIP Isidoro Antonio Calvo Vidal 27/09/2026 ARTICLES English Español One of the distinctive features of the Spanish legal system in the field of civil law is its plurality, reflected in the coexistence of general civil law, embodied in the Civil Code, and the special or foral civil laws of Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, […]