The High Court of England and Wales has concluded that king emeritus, Juan Carlos I, cannot be prosecuted in England for a lawsuit alleging abuse Corinna Larsen served to claim 126 million pounds (approx. 146 million euros) in concept compensation.

“My main conclusion is that the High Court of England and Wales does not have jurisdiction to hear this claim. This is due to has not been filed against the defendant in his country of residence, such as your default rights; and the plaintiff has not convinced me of that have strong and defensible arguments that his claim fell within an exception to a predetermined rule,” Judge Collins Rice said.

In his decision, the judge indicated this he wasn’t sure either which the defendant has delivered, or is deemed to have delivered, to jurisdiction of the High Court for its own actions in the litigation thus far.

The decision was announced this Friday after a hearing last July will listen to Juan Carlos I’s defense arguments, by British law firm Velitor Law.

The king emeritus legal team then requested this rejected Larsen’s lawsuit given that the British court They are not competent to listen to these claims. This defense is based on Article 4 of the EU regulation on jurisdiction, which stipulates that persons domiciled in a Member State, whatever their nationality, must be protected by law. sue before the state court.

The attorneys explained in their brief that the community’s rules apply in this particular case because it begins before it ends transition period for Brexit, set until December 31, 2020.

Therefore, they insist that the Spanish courts are competent to handle Larsen’s claims. To this, they added that “lfor the main problem” is whether, in relation to the alleged act of harassment, the UK was the place where the harassment occurred suspected ‘adverse event’ or ‘direct damage’, something that, as they point out, Larsen’s attorneys have yet to prove it.

They accused Corinna of “lack of credibility”

Another argument put forward by the defense is “plaintiff’s lack of credibility.” In this case, they highlighted that Larsen had requested permission to make new modifications to the original complaint. “Like its predecessor, It is incoherent, internally contradictory and is clearly bad legally,” said the king emeritus’ defense.

At this point, he denies its existence “code of conduct” harassment caused by the former king, denounced Larsen limited himself to recounting “a few incidentss” that, in the defense’s opinion, “Very different in naturehappen sporadically over several years and carried out by different people (not always the defendant) with different goals (not always the defendant).

Furthermore, he emphasized that Larsen’s statement — thatand Juan Carlos I “categorically denied it“– not only “wrong” but also “inconsistent with public statements made by him” before litigation begins.

In fact, he remembered this after the incident abdication of Juan Carlos I, June 14, 2014, Larsen “issue a statement of affection” where he described it as ““a man of deep humanity and courage, a loyal and always caring friend.”as well as “Historical giants”.

On the other hand, the defense expressed discomfort at the fact that “the allegations imply a allegations of inconsistent abuse of power with the defendant’s important role in Spain’s successful Transition to parliamentary democracy, and with his long service as ruler.”

King emeritus immunity

Sources consulted by Europa Press indicated that the aim of the four-day hearing was to address preliminary issues that were still pending until the case was resolved. the extent of the former king’s immunity.

It was last December 6 when the Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled that Don Juan Carlos enjoyed immunity in relation to his actions before his abdication. King of Spain, in 2014.

This court decision implies that Larsen lawsuitwhich places the time period of the alleged abuse between 2012 and 2020, can only continue before the case occurred.UK court on what happened after 2014.

The businesswoman reported this in her lawsuitand Juan Carlos I will abuse him after he ended their relationship. First to ensure that they take it back and then as revenge hurt him in his business, according to Larsen.

He is demanding compensation from the king emeritus for the costs of his mental health care, for “installation of personal security measures and daily protection services” and hired “former diplomats and former government officials” to intervene “end oppression” which he said he accepted.