Procedural and organizational measures. Royal Decree-Law 16/2020.

The measures established by Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14, declaring the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, meant a substantial stoppage of normal activity in the Courts and Tribunals, as well as the suspension of procedural deadlines in all jurisdictional orders, with the exceptions expressly established therein. This paralysis makes it necessary to adopt measures aimed at the recovery of such activity, adequate to avoid saturation of the judicial bodies, which the expected increase in litigation and the avalanche of writings and foreseeable actions will entail, and guarantee the health security of all professionals and justiciable, implementing the use of new technologies.
 
The Royal Decree Law, published on April 29, comes into force the day after its publication. However, the application of some of its measures will have no effect, until the alarm state is lifted and others will require the necessary resources to make them effective.
 
The Royal Decree-Law develops measures in the different judicial orders and internal and administrative organization that are summarized in the following downloadable document.

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Patricia Rosell / José Manuel Delgado
Partners. Procedural Law Dept