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We have witnessed a true revolution in the way people and businesses interact. This has direct implications on civil law, which is called upon to regulate these relationships, with a significant impact on the economy, which usually precedes the regulator’s forecasts.

The rapid evolution of the ‘online’ world has created previously unknown business models, from artificial intelligence beginning to dominate business operations, to e-commerce giants like Amazon or Ali Express (B2C business) displacing traditional forms of commerce. There are also businesses that were previously inconceivable, such as transactions between individuals who do not know each other and may live in different countries (C2C business).

From a service perspective, radically new businesses have also emerged, such as car rentals through platforms like UBER, and others like online betting that pose very specific problems regarding access by minors, gambling addiction, etc. Going a step further, new products like cryptocurrencies have been created, also accessible to individuals.

"The economy, supported by
the technological possibilities
of the 'online' world,
represents a paradigm shift
in relationships between
people and companies."

In summary, the economy, supported by the technological possibilities of the ‘online’ world, represents a paradigm shift in relationships between people and companies, in a dynamic that not only cannot be stopped but, on the contrary, will continue to evolve. It is not possible to anticipate today where this ‘new economy’ will lead us.

Faced with this challenge, legal professionals have a dual challenge: first, to use and adapt existing rules to these continuously emerging new figures, and second, to address substantial changes in the regulatory framework that allow for compatibility between the demands of this ‘new economy’ and the rights of individuals as consumers or in their economic relationships with others.

In recent years, we have witnessed a true revolution in the way people and businesses interact. This has direct implications on civil law, which is called upon to regulate these relationships, with a significant impact on the economy, which usually precedes the regulator’s forecasts.

Our deep and systematic knowledge of civil law in all its multiple facets allows us to respond to the problems our clients pose, both from a planning perspective in their relationships with other operators, and from the perspective of defending their interests in judicial or arbitration processes.

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