The Supreme Court has paralysed the cases it had pending to resolve on mortgages linked to the IRPH, an index historically more expensive than the Euribor, denounced by many borrowers.
A spokesperson for the high court has confirmed that it has already issued orders in some of the cases to inform the parties of its decision. This is none other than to wait for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to inform it of the progress of the preliminary rulings that two courts have sent it on the issue. One of them, sent to Luxembourg last December by a court in Barcelona, points directly to the waterline of the arguments with which the Supreme Court said last November, in four rulings of the Plenary of the Civil Chamber, that the application of the IRPH by the banks was not abusive, despite not being completely transparent.
The high court avoids talking about a freezing of the cases and simply gives itself more time to decide. Several legal sources consulted point out that it is a de facto standstill and agree that, in the event that the CJEU reports on the admissibility of the issues, this would most likely be prolonged, although the Supreme Court has the power not to do so. Read more
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