Manuel Vélez is a counsel in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm in March 2003 and is a member of the Public and Environmental Law Practice Areas. He regularly advises public and private entities on all aspects of public law (sanctioning procedures, public procurement, payment management before public authorities, energy, public infrastructures, telecommunications, authorisations and permits, liability of public authorities, subsidies, public property, constitutional law, anti-money laundering, etc.). He regularly appears before Spain’s contentious-administrative courts and the Constitutional Court.
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On 29 January 2015 the Spanish Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling clarifying the criteria to be applied by the Spanish Competition Authority (the “Authority”) when setting fines in national proceedings. This position has been confirmed in subsequent rulings. Since the entry into force in (...)
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Dawn raids are currently one of the essential tools for competition authorities to investigate infringements and enforce competition law. However, the inspection faculties of the authorities are not without their limits. Competition inspections affect the fundamental rights of the (...)
