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Vozpopuli: A Supreme Court judge considers the international law firm’s complaint challenging Hacienda to be viable

The following brief translation is taken from an article published by Vozpopuli: The Treasury’s conduct leads “the taxpayer, aware of the risk of sanctions, to  be forced to surrender the proceedings even if they have solid legal arguments, which violates the principle of equality of arms.” “It is a pressure mechanism, when the penalty should not be used … Read more

El Independiente: “HACIENDA treats taxpayers worse than in Uganda”: Robert Amsterdam, the American ‘super lawyer’ who challenges the Spanish tax authorities

The following is a partial translation of an interview published by El Independiente with Robert Amsterdam, the founder of Amsterdam & Partners LLP who is leading the Spanish Tax Pickpockets advocacy effort. The full article can be read here. The lawyer claims to have received testimonies from those affected, both high-income and low-income. He asserts … Read more

Cr贸nica Global: The authors of the report “Hacienda vs. the People”: “Spain Teaches people through fear”

Below is a machine translated excerpt from a feature interview by Cr贸nica Global with Robert Amsterdam and Christopher Wales following the publication of the white paper. To read the full article, please visit Cr贸nica Global. What are you doing here in Barcelona? What’s your purpose in coming here? Robert Amsterdam (RA):聽聽We’re meeting with several law … Read more