The Supreme Court rules on the mandatory reports of the State Administration in the processing of urban development plans that affect the maritime-terrestrial public domain and its protection zones and about the exercise of the autonomous administration’s power to protect urban development legality in the protection easement zone of the maritime-terrestrial public domain.

The Supreme Court has issued two relevant rulings on coastal matters; the first, ruling number 247/2024, of 13 February 2024, related to urban planning, and the second, ruling number 83/20024, of 19 January 2024, related to the exercise of the power to protect urban planning legality. In the first judgment, the Supreme Court points out…

The factual situation of the land may condition the choice of the type of strategic environmental assessment to be followed during the processing of urban planning instruments.

The environmental assessment is a procedure for incorporating the environmental dimension into strategic decision-making from the drafting stage of plans and programmes to foresee the effects that the projects and activities authorised under them may have. The environmental assessment is so important that its absence or deficiency leads to the nullity of the plan or…

Promotion of actions for claiming damages for competition infringements by private parties and administrations

Historical and regulatory framework Despite being widespread in the United States, private actions for damages for infringements of competition law have historically been very rare in Europe. However, in recent years there has been a regulatory impulse from the European Legislator that makes this type of actions begin to make their way also in this…

The Supreme Court dismisses the request for compensation for financial liability of the State legislator against the effects of RDL 13/2018, which amends the regulation of VTCs.

This resolution discusses a case of patrimonial responsibility of the State for the entry into force of the Real Decreto-Ley 13/2018, of 28 September, which modifies the Ley 16/1987, of Ordinación de los Transportes Terrestres (Land Transport Law), changing the ride-hailing regulation, in relation to 2,1992 authorizations to exercice this service that the plantiff was…

Chambers and Partners recognizes Pareja i Advocats, Associats.

In the 2023 edition of the guide to Europe, the prestigious law directory Chambers and partners has once again distinguished Pareja i Associats, Advocats as one of the best law firms in Spain in the specialties of urban planning and public law. Chambers and Partners includes Pareja i Associats, Advocats in Band 2 (urban planning)…