2023-06-29 11:49:32
Madrid, June 29 (EFE) also for birth and care of a child.
This is a historical demand of the Legal Profession, which demanded that the suspensions of hearings not be a discretionary decision of the judges and that the right to conciliation of all professionals be respected.
As explained by the Government in the statement of reasons for the decree, the approved measures seek to facilitate the reconciliation of the personal and professional life of lawyers, solicitors and social graduates, while respecting the right to effective judicial protection of all citizens and without generating defenselessness. .
The Ministry of Justice has also taken advantage of the decree to regulate the appeal, shorten their terms and demand that they meet minimum requirements in view of the saturation of the second chamber of the Supreme Court; and to improve the witness lawsuit mechanism, with the aim of making the so-called mass litigation more efficient.
As noted in the decree, this measure will be especially useful for the contentious-administrative chamber of the Supreme Court before the “thousands of appeals” filed in matters of State liability for the damages generated by the declaration of unconstitutionality of the royal decrees. that declared states of alarm during the pandemic.
According to the new rules, the courts may suspend the proceedings in the instance when the aforementioned Chamber of the Supreme Court has admitted an appeal in which the same issue arises. EFE
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