Spain’s new time-bar limitation

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On 6th October 2015, the Spanish Official Gazette published Law 42/2015 of 5th October, which amends Law 1/2000 of 7th January of Civil Procedure (also known as the Spanish Code of Civil Procedure).

In its First Final Provision, Law 42/2015 amends Article 1964 of the Spanish Civil Code relating to the time-bar period of personal actions. Article 1964 formerly established a 15-year time-bar period for personal actions. According to the new wording, unless they have a different time-bar period assigned, all personal actions will be considered time-barred after five years from the date in which the compliance with the obligation could have been demanded. Read more

Time of arrival: Time at which the aircraft door is opened

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Regulation No. 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 does not define the actual “arrival time”. That being the case, the need for a uniform application of EU law and the principle of equal treatment requires that the terms of a provision of EU law which makes no express reference to the law of the Member States for the purpose of determining its meaning and scope must normally be given an independent interpretation throughout the European Union. Read more