In Spain, four employees who had worked uninterruptedly for several notaries in the same practice challenged their dismissal, which took place after the arrival of a new holder, for whom the employees had not passed their probationary period (cases C-583/21 to C-586/21).
Referred to by a Madrid court, the Court held that, although Spanish notaries are civil servants, they engage in an economic activity within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC on the safeguarding of employees’ rights in...