The decision confirms that ranking depends on when the claim arises not when it is assigned

The Spanish Supreme Court, in its ruling 22/2026, has addressed a frequently contested question in Spanish insolvency law: whether the subordination of a claim based on the creditor being a related party should be determined at the time the claim originates or at the time it is later acquired by assignment.

The Council of Ministers has approved the creation of the Fund for the Recapitalisation of Companies Affected by COVID-19 (the "FREAC"), which will be funded with 1,000 million euros and will be managed directly by COFIDES. The purpose of the FREAC is to provide a temporary public support under criteria of profitability, risk and impact on sustainable development, in order to strengthen the solvency of medium-sized companies with registered offices in Spain.

The European Parliament's proposal of 28 March 2019 for a Directive of the European Parliament on preventive restructuring frameworks, second chance and measures to increase the efficiency of restructuring, insolvency and restructuring proceedings (hereinafter, the "Directive") aims at developing national preventive restructuring frameworks.