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16 November 2023

Legal News Alert - Special Edition: Litigation and Arbitration

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ALERTA DE NOVEDADES LEGALES

LEGAL NEWS ALERT

Litigios y Arbitrajes

Litigation and Arbitration

Fallo en la Provincia de Buenos Aires aplica el Jus Previsional como unidad de medida en las condenas de daños

El 10 de noviembre de 2023, en autos “De Felipe, Rodolfo c/ Musciachio Axel Ezequiel y otros s/ Daños y perj. Autom. s/ Lesiones (Exc. Estado)”, el Juzgado Civil y Comercial N° 2 de San Nicolás, provincia de Buenos Aires, dictó una sentencia en la cual estableció el monto de condena en el equivalente a la unidad Jus Previsional, determinado conforme el artículo 5 de la Ley N° 14.967, con más un interés del 8% anual.

El Jus Previsional es un valor monetario móvil de uso corriente en los honorarios y aportes previsionales de abogados y auxiliares de la justicia, y es fijado por la Caja de Previsión de la Abogacía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Existen esquemas similares en otras provincias.

La decisión de establecer el monto de condena en la unidad Jus Previsional no fue un pedido de la parte reclamante en el caso, sino que el juez actuó de oficio, indicando que “es necesario tomar alguna decisión para evitar el deterioro de las indemnizaciones que se fijen judicialmente” y haciendo referencia al “rápido deterioro de nuestra moneda (Peso)”.

Existe un precedente del año 2015 donde también se estableció la condena en Jus Previsional (autos “C.,M.P. c/ C.A. SACI s/ Daños y perjuicios por enriquecimiento sin causa”), pero el Tribunal de Alzada revocó esa parte del fallo, por considerar que la cifra otorgada como resarcimiento no necesitaba una actualización. No obstante, dejó la puerta abierta para casos excepcionales en un futuro, teniendo en cuenta la doctrina sentada por la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación (“CSJN”) en la causa “Einaudi”, donde señaló que existía una necesidad de actualizar los montos exigidos para presentar recursos ante la CSJN, y que es la CSJN quien mantiene la facultad de actualizar dichos montos, y no el Poder Legislativo.

La utilización de una medida de unidad que se actualiza constantemente, constituye una posible solución a uno de los problemas actuales en los procesos judiciales, que es la constante desactualización de los montos de condena, lo que conduce a permanentes pedidos de actualización y la prolongación de los procesos.

Para mayor información, por favor contactar a Lautaro D. Ferro y Arnaldo Cisilino.

Ruling in the Province of Buenos Aires applies the “Jus Previsional” as a unit of measurement for damage claims

On November 10, 2023, in the case “De Felipe, Rodolfo v. Musciachio Axel Ezequiel and others”, the Civil and Commercial Court No. 2 of San Nicolás, Province of Buenos Aires, issued a ruling in which the damages were established in the equivalent of the Jus Previsional unit, determined in accordance with Section 5 of Law No. 14,967, plus an interest of 8% per year.

The Jus Previsional is a mobile monetary value, which cannot exceed 3% of the normal basic retirement and is fixed by the Social Security Fund for Lawyers of the Province of Buenos Aires. Similar systems exist in other provinces.

The decision to establish the amount of the damages in the Jus Previsional unit was not a request from the plaintiff, but rather the judge acted ex officio, indicating that “it is necessary to make some decision to avoid the deterioration of the compensation that is set judicially” and referring to the “rapid deterioration of our currency (Peso)”.

There is a precedent from 2015, in which the judge also established the sentence in Jus Previsional (in case “C., M.P. c/ C.A. SACI s/ Damages and losses for unjust enrichment”), but the Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals revoked that part of the ruling, considering that the figure granted as compensation did not need an update. However, it left the door open for exceptional cases in the future, taking into account the doctrine established by the National Supreme Court of Justice (“CJSN” after its Spanish acronym) in “Einaudi”, where it was agreed that there was a need to update the amounts required to make extraordinary appeals to the CSJN, and that it is the CSJN that maintains the power to update these amounts, and not the Legislative Power.

The use of a unit measure that is constantly updated constitutes a possible solution to one of the major current problems in judicial processes, which is the constant outdated damages amount, which, in turn, leads to permanent request for updating and the unnecessary prolongation of the process.

For further information, please refer to Lautaro D. Ferro and Arnaldo Cisilino.

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