Balearics courts set trials for 2028 amid staff strain

Trials in the Balearics are already being listed for 2028 as prosecutors struggle to attend every employment hearing where their presence is required. The Balearic Prosecutor’s Office says rising workloads, too few prosecutors and clashes with higher-priority hearings are behind the pressure. The warning appears in the 2025 annual report of the State Prosecutor General’s Office, presented on Thursday by Prosecutor General Teresa Peramato at the Supreme Court’s judicial-year opening.

The report says litigation has risen steadily across almost all territories. It also points to lawsuits that make broad claims of fundamental-rights breaches without always setting out an actual breach, adding to the work facing prosecutors.

Hearings cannot always be grouped

The Balearic Prosecutor’s Office says it tries to group hearing dates together, but that this is sometimes impossible. Employment cases can also collide with hearings in other court jurisdictions that take priority.

That leaves prosecutors unable to guarantee attendance at every hearing where the law requires them to take part.

Cases screened more closely

The service is increasingly selecting cases carefully and often files reports explaining why it will not attend a hearing when it sees insufficient grounds for its presence.

Many cases end before trial through settlement, withdrawal or suspension. But they still require analysis, preparation and follow-up, so they do not automatically ease the workload. The report also flags continuing organisational and technical problems in handling and registering cases through the available computer systems.

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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com