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Miguel Ángel Serra

Founding partner

Your experienced and reliable partner for Superyachts, Aviation and Real Estate

Legalley+ is an international law firm located in Palma (Balearic Islands), specialized in all tax and legal issues related to superyachts, aviation and real estate. 

What Makes Us Different?

MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND GLOBALLY ORIENTED APPROACH

Backed by 30 years of experience

IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF TAX AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Testimonials

5/5
"Tax and legal complexities are an essential part of our activity as a shipyard in the international superyacht market. For more than 15 years Miguel Ángel has managed to make our business safer and more predictable by solving the often difficult issues that arise."
Diego Colón de Carvajal
CEO at Astilleros de Mallorca
5/5
"Miguel Ángel has the ability to deal with challenging situations which finally seem to be easy, he is really knowledgeable and quick to react."
Clark Dyke
Managing Director of Titan Marine Networks
5/5
"I met Miguel in April 2014 in Malta, when I was CEO of the SOS Yachting group and it was a feeling at first sight. Always clear and precise answers to my questions and therefore our professional relationship has grown constantly"
Alex Mazzoni​
Business developer and broker at Equinoxe​​
5/5
"A pleasure to deal with, Miguel Ángel is no doubt one of the most highly recognized legal experts in the yachting industry."​
Robert N. Allen
Founder of RobertAllen Law -The Yacht Lawyers-, Florida, U.S.A.
5/5
"I regularly call on Miguel Angel Serra for Spanish-law advice relating to yachts, and I am happy to recommend him as being responsive, knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with."​
Andrew Charlier
Partner specialised in Superyachts at HFW Monaco​
5/5
"Tax and legal complexities become smooth, I enjoyed doing business with Miguel Ángel in international Superyacht issues."
Ezio Vanucci​​
Managing director at Moores Rowland Partners, Italy

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Our Blog

Bringing legal coherence to the Spanish customs system

You will find below my recent article in SuperyachtNews that addresses an important change in the treatment of the exportation to finalise the Temporary Admission (TA) in Spain, as well as the possibility to just sailing beyond the 12 nautical miles of Spanish territorial waters to sale a yacht under TA, before the new owner can re-enter Spanish waters for his maximum 18 consecutive months period. This was something that we did in many occasions outside territorial water off Valencia or Barcelona, returning to the ports of those areas, but was not possible to execute in outside the territorial waters of Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza or other Spanish regions, as it was not recognised by the corresponding regional Customs, which was a huge inconsistency at the state level and a big mess. Now this is allowed in any region in Spain, according to the argumentation provided by Customs, as a matter of interpretation provided by the European Commission. 

Article link: SuperyachtNews.com – Operations – Bringing legal coherence to the Spanish customs system

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“Expert Course in Nautical Charter and Megayachts” by Spanish Institute Maritime (IME), in cooperation with LegaLLey+

Once again, for the ninth consecutive year, I have had the honour of being a lecturer in the course of Nautical Broker – IME (Spanish Maritime Institute), dealing with subjects such as:

-Taxation in the nautical charter.

-Legal and fiscal aspects in the purchase and sale of superyachts and megayachts.

-Customs regimes applicable to superyachts and megayachts.

I would like to congratulate the IME for its excellent organization and dedication to professional training in the maritime sector, a pleasure to be part of this unique experience year after year!

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Smart Spanish tax structure brings substantial savings

The Spanish tax lease scheme, after the changes imposed by the European Commission in 2013, continues to bring Spanish shipyards clients buying around 20% cheaper than other EU competitors. In this article I explain how it’s possible to buy with such a relevant reduction, by using only a specific financing structure.

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