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Article 2021-10-14

Judge and jury: privileges afforded to the public administration in Spain to determine their own liability

The peculiarities of Spanish administrative proceedings often baffle people whose own countries do not afford public authorities/administrations special privileges to investigate and determine their own liability. Here we aim to provide a brief overview of the system and point out some practical impacts for insurers.

• Insurance and reinsurance
• Public sector
• General liability