Legal fees in Spain at a fixed price.
Published prices for every service, a written engagement letter before you pay and one invoice at the start. Whether you are setting up in Spain, bringing your product in line with EU rules or recovering a debt from a Spanish counterparty.
We work in English, German, French and Spanish, entirely online. Advisory work is quoted from a published catalogue; litigation before Spanish courts, where a procurador (court agent) is mandatory, follows the minimums below. If the numbers do not work, we tell you first.
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Minimum fees
Minimum fees, in four figures
Out-of-court work covers advisory, contracts, compliance and negotiation, which is most of what our international clients need: it starts at €600 and the main packages have published prices (EU Data Compliance from €3,500, AI Act Compliance from €4,900, Tech Due Diligence from €5,000). Litigation before Spanish courts, procurador included, starts at €2,000 and we only take it above €10,000 at stake. Prices are shown before VAT. The fixed price for your matter comes in the engagement letter, after the Virtual Consultation.
Virtual Consultation
€90
Minimum out-of-court fee
€600
Minimum litigation fee
€2,000
Minimum litigation amount
€10,000
§ 2
Principles
Transparent, predictable and proportionate fees
Three principles decide every quote we issue, for a compliance project in Berlin or a claim in a Spanish court. If one of the three fails, there is no engagement.
Transparent
We publish our minimum fees, our catalogue prices and the rules we apply to accept a case. No firm is obliged to; we would rather you compare with data before booking.
Predictable
A fixed price in the engagement letter and a single invoice, at the start, covering fees and third-party costs. What you sign is what you pay. No surprises afterwards, and no hourly billing.
Proportionate
Advisory work is scoped so the fee matches the deliverables, nothing more. In litigation we do not take a case unless what is at stake is worth at least five times what it will cost, and we say so before charging anything.
Published prices, and what happens with VAT
Our catalogue lists indicative prices for the services international clients ask for most: market entry, EU data and AI compliance, tech due diligence, contracts and debt recovery. Prices are shown before VAT. Companies established in another EU Member State with a VAT number are invoiced without Spanish VAT under the reverse-charge rule; companies outside the EU are not charged Spanish VAT either; individuals resident in the EU pay 21% VAT. The exact fixed price comes in the engagement letter.
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What fees do not cover
Third-party costs: also at a fixed price
Some matters involve costs that are not our fees. In litigation: the procurador, expert witnesses, court fees (payable by companies) and deposits. In company set-up and compliance: notary, Commercial Registry, sworn translations and official fees. We agree a fixed price with each provider before issuing the engagement letter and include it in the first invoice, together with a contingency fund for the unexpected. Paid up front, like everything else; whatever is not spent is refunded.
What the first invoice includes
Fees, third-party costs and the contingency fund, invoiced in euros and paid by SEPA transfer or card depending on where your company is based. Until that invoice is paid, the engagement does not start. For a simple court case count on around €3,000; with experts, court fees or deposits, €6,000 or more. The Scales gives you the figure for your case in one minute.
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If you lose
What if I lose?
This only applies to litigation. Spain applies the loser-pays rule: when the engagement starts you accept that the case can be lost and that costs can be awarded against you, meaning you pay the other side’s lawyer and procurador. That is why, before you sign, the engagement letter includes an estimate of that costs risk for your specific case. You know everything before you start, including the bad part.
What if I win?
If costs are awarded against the other side, they are yours in full: you will already have paid us for our work. And the costs assessment procedure (tasación de costas) at first instance is on us, so that you recover as much of your investment as possible.
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§ 5
Questions
The questions almost nobody dares to ask
Can I pay in instalments?
No. One invoice, at the start.
We issue a single invoice covering fees and expenses, and without it the engagement does not start. Financing is not our job, and chasing payments would take our focus off your matter.
If my case gets complicated, will I have to pay more?
Yes, if it falls outside the agreed scope, though at a discount.
Anything outside the scope of the engagement letter is a new engagement. Example: we act for you at first instance, you win and the other side appeals. Opposing the appeal has its own fees and expenses, with a discount for existing clients.
What if I want to change lawyer?
Whenever you like. We refund whatever has not been worked or spent.
Your new lawyer requests the handover (venia), it is granted unconditionally and you receive the complete file through a secure digital channel. We bill the work done: if it comes to less than you paid, we refund the difference plus any unspent expenses. If we are the ones leaving the case, never leaving you without representation, the procedure is the same.
Can you act for a company based outside Spain?
Yes. Most of our international clients never set foot in Granada.
The engagement letter is signed electronically and all communication runs in English, German or French, as you prefer. We will ask for the documents Spanish anti-money-laundering rules require: identification of the company and of the people who represent it. If the matter goes to court, the procurador needs a power of attorney: either granted before a notary in your country, with apostille and sworn translation, or online before the Spanish court with a Spanish digital certificate. We tell you which route is faster for your case.
Do I have to travel to Spain?
For advisory work, never. For litigation, rarely.
Spanish courts run on electronic filing and hearings are increasingly held by videoconference; we request it whenever the court allows. If a court requires your presence, you know in advance and it goes into the plan. Bear in mind that a Spanish court takes on average two to four years to decide a case at first instance: time weighs as much as money when deciding whether it is worth it.
Book your Virtual Consultation with a lawyer. Today.
60 minutes on Google Meet with a qualified lawyer specialising in TechLaw, litigation or international law. €90 including VAT, deducted from the first invoice if we take on your matter. You leave with legal judgement and a fixed price for whatever comes next.