Procedures
Ley 141/2021 del Proceso Civil replacing the 1977 code
Ley 141/2021 del Proceso Civil, Administrativo, Laboral y de Familia came into force in 2022, replacing the 1977 procedural law and introducing greater orality, clearer case management and a distinct administrative procedure. Family proceedings were separated into Ley 143/2021's companion regime. Appeals run through the Provincial Tribunales Populares to the Tribunal Supremo Popular, which also exercises a review function.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Municipal and Provincial Tribunales Populares; Tribunal Supremo Popular
- Deadline — Appeal (apelación): within the period fixed by Ley 141/2021 from notification
- Deadline — Ordinary limitation for personal actions: five years under the Código Civil
- Deadline — Administrative claims: filed within the period set by Ley 142/2021
Governing law
- Ley 141/2021 del Proceso Civil, Administrativo, Laboral y de Familia
- Ley 142/2021Proceso Administrativo
- Decreto-Ley 250/2007Corte Cubana de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional
In practice
The 2021 reforms are recent enough that much practitioner material still describes the 1977 procedure, so checking whether a step falls under the old or new regime is a live question in ongoing cases. International commercial disputes involving Cuban state entities are frequently referred to the Corte Cubana de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional rather than the ordinary courts.