Spanish international desk

Our legal services for clients in Spain

We provide a wide range of services to clients in Spain. Common services that our clients in Spain trust us to deliver include:

Aviation and transport

Our award-winning aviation and transport lawyers offer a one-stop shop for clients based in the UK and Spain and are highly experienced in advising on a very broad range of aviation matters such as:

• Regulatory matters and commercial disputes;
• Product liability claims;
• Subrogation recovery;
• General aviation, airline, airport, engineering and manufacturing issues.

Cross Border

The cross border and travel team are experienced in representing insurers and businesses with issues spanning across the UK, Spain and other jurisdictions:

• Our travel solicitors provide advice on all aspects of the travel business. Providing support for companies including tour and cruise operators, air and coach travel, as well as their insurers.
• The cross-border team can assist clients with claims arising from incidents such as road traffic accidents, ski accidents, etc occurring across multiple jurisdictions, including Spain.

Insurance and reinsurance

We have a proven track record of advising on complex high value insurance and reinsurance claims and disputes and we are well versed in arbitrations, mediations and court proceedings at all levels. We have been involved with large losses and catastrophes around the world, including Spain.

We regularly support UK and international insurers and reinsurers on Spain‑related matters involving:

• Underlying losses in Spanish jurisdictions;
• Reinsurance placements spanning multiple markets;
• Coordination with foreign counsel, brokers, and experts;
• Conflicts of law and jurisdictional challenges.

International family law

Our international family and divorce lawyers specialise in:

• Complex financial settlements involving UK–Spain households
• Divorce, separation and asset division with cross‑jurisdictional elements
• International child arrangements and residency issues.

International private wealth

Our leading international private wealth lawyers are highly experienced in advising high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals on issues such as:

• Cross‑border wealth structuring
• UK tax considerations
• Wills, trusts, estates, inheritance and succession planning
• Wealth preservation strategies
• UK tax residency, and tax exposure for individuals and corporates
• Analysis of Spanish wealth structures, including corporate structures and usufructos
• English wills, applying the EU succession regulation
• Relocation between the UK and Spain

Real estate

Our real estate team have great depth of experience in advising clients in Spain on:

• Real estate transactions for properties based in the UK and Spain
• Complex and commercial issues arising from the transactions.

Why choose Weightmans?

A connected, cross‑border advisory team

Our Spanish international at Weightmans act as a strategic hub for responding to legal issues in the Spanish market. We utilise our expert UK lawyers and collaborate with our close Spanish legal partners to ensure a coordinated cross‑border delivery of legal services and support on matters spanning across the UK and Spain.

Cross-border collaboration

Our international desk model is focused on collaboration with key Spanish legal partners by:

• Knowledge sharing
• Relationship building
• Supporting inbound and outbound opportunities
• Coordinating international legal work across multiple jurisdictions

A strong UK base with global reach

With multiple offices across the UK, seven international desks and a deep network of international partner firms, we can provide Spain-based clients with expert, multidisciplinary legal advice.