Spain Legal Guide

### El Tribunal Supremo archiva tres denuncias de Manos Limpias contra los ministros de Interior y Justicia, y la exministra de Hacienda

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court has dismissed three complaints filed by Manos Limpias against the ministers of Interior and Justice, and the former minister of Hacienda.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-30
• Source: poderjudicial.es

### Asistentes y agentes de IA: Que la IA actúe por ti, no sin ti

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The AEPD published a decalogue offering advice and recommendations on securely using AI assistant tools by deciding from the start what information to provide and the extent to which they can act.
• Citation and date: https://www.aepd.es/prensa-y-comunicacion/notas-de-prensa/la-aepd-publica-un-decalogo-para-delegar-tareas-en-asistentes, not stated
• Source: www.aepd.es

### El Tribunal Supremo establece que no cabe reducir la cuantía de la pensión de viudedad de una víctima de violencia de género, aunque sea superior a la pensión compensatoria

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court rules that the amount of a widow's pension for a victim of gender violence cannot be reduced even if it exceeds the compensatory pension.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: www.poderjudicial.es

### El Tribunal Supremo rechaza las medidas cautelarísimas solicitadas por Ceuta en su recurso contra la inactividad del Gobierno

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court rejects the urgent interim measures requested by Ceuta in its appeal against the Government's inactivity.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-27
• Source: poderjudicial.es

### El Tribunal Supremo reconoce el derecho de la pareja de un paciente sometido a una vasectomía fallida a ser indemnizada por la falta de información médica sobre los riesgos de la intervención

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court recognizes the right of the partner of a patient who underwent a failed vasectomy to be compensated due to lack of medical information about the risks of the procedure.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: www.poderjudicial.es

### El Tribunal Supremo da cinco días a los ministros de Justicia y Exteriores para remitir la relación nominal de los 163.020 afectados por la llamada ‘Ley de Nietos’

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court gives five days to the ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs to send the nominal list of the 163,020 people affected by the so-called 'Ley de Nietos'.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-23
• Source: www.poderjudicial.es

### Suplantación de identidad en la contratación bancaria

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: Francisco Pérez Bes from the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos participated in a continuous training program of the Consejo General del Poder Judicial on identity fraud in banking contracts.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: www.aepd.es

### Incremento de las notificaciones de brechas de datos y medidas para prevenirlas y gestionarlas

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The number of personal data breach notifications received by the AEPD in the first half of 2026 exceeded the total received in 2025.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: www.aepd.es

### La AEPD recibe más de 3.000 notificaciones de brechas de datos personales en el primer semestre del año

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) received more than 3,000 notifications of personal data breaches in the first half of the year.
• Citation and date: not stated, 20 de Octubre de 2026
• Source: www.aepd.es

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• The information was sourced from the official AEPD website and dated 20 de Octubre de 2026.
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### El Tribunal Supremo declara extinguida la responsabilidad penal de Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull y Dolors Bassa en aplicación de la amnistía al asumir la sentencia del TC

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court declares extinguished the criminal liability of Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull and Dolors Bassa by applying the amnesty following the assumption of the Constitutional Court's judgment.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-20
• Source: www.poderjudicial.es

### La Agencia y la autoridad de Luxemburgo firman un memorando para reforzar su cooperación

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation.
• Citation and date: 19 de Octubre de 2026
• Source: www.aepd.es

### El instructor del Tribunal Supremo confirma el alzamiento de la orden de detención de Carles Puigdemont en aplicación de la doctrina del TC sobre la amnistía de la malversación

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The investigating judge of the Supreme Court confirmed the lifting of the arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont, applying the Constitutional Court's doctrine on the amnesty for embezzlement.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-19
• Source: poderjudicial.es

### Nuevo episodio de ‘Diálogos de privacidad’: Las claves de… Neurotecnologías y neurodatos

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: A new episode of ‘Diálogos de privacidad’ discusses the key aspects of neurotechnologies and neurodatos.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: www.aepd.es

### El Tribunal Supremo revoca el archivo por prescripción de una causa por un atentado de ETA en 1981

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court revoked the dismissal of a case concerning an ETA attack from 1981 due to prescription.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: poderjudicial.es

### Abierta la convocatoria de artículos para el tercer número de la Revista PIT, que abordará la interacción del RGPD con otras normas

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The call for articles is open for the third issue of the Revista PIT, which will focus on the interaction of the GDPR with other regulations.
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

### El Tribunal Supremo confirma dos años de prisión a un exdirector de Trabajo de la Junta de Andalucía en una pieza separada de los ERE por las ayudas a la empresa Industrias Elizana

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court confirmed a two-year prison sentence for a former regional labour director of Andalusia in a separate proceeding related to the ERE case, concerning aid granted to the company Industrias Elizana.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-15
• Source: www.poderjudicial.es

### Reunión plenaria del Comité Europeo de Protección de Datos

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) participated in a new plenary meeting of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in Brussels.
• Citation and date: 14 de Octubre de 2026
• Source: www.aepd.es

### Curso superior de protección de datos de la Xunta de Galicia

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: Marta Rico, advisor at the AEPD, participated in the opening session of the fifth edition of the Galician Regional Government's higher course on data protection.
• Citation and date: 13 de Octubre de 2026
• Source: www.aepd.es

### Reunión con el secretario general de FIAP

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The AEPD's deputy, Francisco Pérez Bes, met with the secretary general of the Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP).
• Citation and date: not stated
• Source: www.aepd.es

### El Tribunal Supremo desestima el recurso de la Abogacía del Estado contra la medida cautelar en relación con las inscripciones en el Censo de residentes ausentes en el extranjero

• Jurisdiction: Spain
• What changed: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the State Attorney against the interim measure concerning registrations in the Censo de residentes ausentes en el extranjero.
• Citation and date: not stated, 2026-10-12
• Source: www.poderjudicial.es