What are precautionary measures and what types are there?

The precautionary measures are procedural instruments of a preventive nature adopted by the court, ex officio or at the request of the parties, as defined by the Royal Spanish Academy. The aim of the precautionary measures is to guarantee the effectiveness of the judicial process “through the preservation, prevention or assurance” of the rights and interests to be clarified. According to the procedural rules, they have a “temporary, provisional,…