The Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) has ruled against the regulation enacted by the La Laguna City Council concerning taxi operations within the municipality. This decision, which favoured the MSK Self-Employed Taxi Association, successor to the now-defunct San Cristóbal, was previously appealed in 2022.
Once again, the High Court has sided with the plaintiffs, who have been battling against the imposed shutdown days for the last decade and opposed “the monopoly established by this regulation,” as stated by the association yesterday.
Representatives from MSK clarified that “the ordinance was developed collaboratively with the Coop at the Taxi Table, leading to a workable text. However, it retained contentious elements, such as the enforced shutdown days, which have resulted in inadequate taxi services, particularly during weekends and, especially, at Tenerife North airport.”
Following the TSJC ruling issued on November 22 that struck down the ordinance and the decree, the council is no longer able to impose stoppage days “without justification,” they noted, which was one of the main reasons for the appeal and subsequent judicial decision that also ordered the council to cover the legal costs.
MSK indicated that “other aspects of the ruling were dismissed by the judges due to the absence of a clear specification regarding the parts of the regulation being challenged. Consequently, we are considering the submission of a new lawsuit.”
