Overview
- The Supreme Court admitted the Generalitat’s cassation appeal against a Catalan ruling that recognized a father’s standing to contest his adult son’s approved request.
- It found the matter of general legal interest and will spell out the requirements for third‑party legitimate interest in cases involving competent adults.
- The case began with the Catalan Guarantee and Evaluation Commission authorizing euthanasia for a man assessed as having full decision‑making capacity.
- A Barcelona administrative court initially rejected the father’s claim for lack of standing, citing no medical diagnosis of mental illness, the son’s legal capacity, and the son’s request not to inform family, but the TSJC later allowed standing to enable judicial review.
- The appeal will be decided by Section Four of the Administrative Chamber with preferential processing, as the Generalitat points to 824 requests and 445 approvals in Catalonia from 2021 to 2024 to underscore the issue’s broader impact.