Editorials from the newsroom and opinion pieces from contributors on the profession. Signed opinion pieces are the responsibility of their authors.
Since January 2026, judges and magistrates work under a CGPJ instruction that sets which AI tools they can use and for what. The Justice Administration has its own policy. Many firms, by contrast, still have no written rules.
The reform of the Free Legal Aid Regulation, in force since 16 October, finally begins to pay for pre-trial negotiation. It is progress. But the figure set for when there is no agreement deserves a review.
The Ministry of Justice's timetable set 31 December 2025 for the last phase of rolling out the Tribunales de Instancia. It is a far-reaching organisational change. Its result will depend not on the signs, but on how the office that processes the cases works.
The Spanish Legal Profession argues in its Circular 1/2026 that reports a lawyer prepares and delivers to their client remain protected by professional secrecy, including against a tax requirement. We think it is right, and explain why.
