Overview

• The injunction was requested by the national magistrates’ association, which argued that local courts cannot assume federal labor competences without formal traspaso accords.
• Judges Sérgio Fernández and Jorge Morán found that launching the city tribunal before transfer agreements risked hampering national court efficiency and public interest.
• The Federal Chamber dismissed the city government’s appeal of the precautionary suspension first ordered by Judge Santiago Carrillo in February.
• National and city justice ministries formed a working group in April to negotiate the transfer of judicial functions required under Article 129 of the constitution.
• A positive competence conflict between Federal Court No. 3 and City Court No. 14 is now before the Supreme Court, offering a potential path to a definitive jurisdictional ruling.