Current Distribution and Franchise Law
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They compensate a woman who tripped over a sunken manhole cover in Llanes with more than 3,000 euros
February 07 , 2024 // Legal Reforms and Debate : Liability of public bodies
Published in La Voz de Asturias
The victim filed a claim after suffering, as a result of the fall, a fracture in her arm, a sprained ankle and persistent pain in her shoulder. The Plenary Session of the Advisory Council of the Principality of Asturias has issued a ruling that requires the Llanes City Council to compensa ...
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Civil liability for nuclear damage will apply to radioactive sources
June 02 , 2023 // Legal Reforms and Debate : Environmental liability
Published in INESE
Another novelty that this legislative modification brings with it is the geographical scope of the operator's liability in the event of an accident that occurred during the transport of nuclear substances carried out between Spanish territory and the territory of a country that is not a contracti ...
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Commission proposes new liability rules for artificial intelligence
November 04 , 2022 // Legal Reforms and Debate
Published in Cuatre Casas
The European Commission has presented two legislative proposals that introduce liability rules for Artificial Intelligence (“AI”): (i) the proposal to revise Council Directive 85/374/CEE, of July 25, 1985, on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of ...
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The extrajudicial claim against the insured interrupts the prescription period against the insurer
October 28 , 2022 // Legal Reforms and Debate
Published in INESE
The First Chamber of the Supreme Court determines that, since the liability of the insurer that is demanded through direct action is presumed to be the responsibility of the insured, the extrajudicial claim against the latter also interrupts the prescription regarding the insurer. This wa ...
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The Constitutional Court revokes an entry into prison for not paying civil liability for injuring a police officer
March 17 , 2022 // Legal Reforms and Debate
Published in El Salto Diario
The high court recalls that the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights prohibits the imposition of custodial se ...