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Debt Recovery in Spain

Your customer in Spain has stopped paying, and we speak their legal language and yours.

We will pursue your invoice in Spain and report every step in your language.

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Approach

Collecting a debt in Spain from abroad is straightforward when someone who masters Spanish procedure explains it to you in your language.

First, amicably

We will send the formal demand and make the settlement attempt Spanish law requires before filing a claim, for foreign creditors too.

Then, the courts

If there is no agreement, we will apply for a payment order or bring the appropriate claim, with the procurador and the sworn translations set out in the engagement letter.

In your language

We will report to you in Spanish, English, German or French, so that you always know how your claim is progressing.

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Engagement

Foreign creditors
We will pursue your invoice in Spain and report every step in your language.
€2,000 + VAT
Per court schedule

El importe exacto se cierra en la hoja de encargo antes de pagar, con los gastos previsibles incluidos. Si el encargo se alarga, no pagas más.

Aviso de costas

Este encargo incluye actuación ante los tribunales y, en un pleito, existe riesgo de condena en costas: si el juzgado te quita la razón, puede obligarte a pagar los gastos de la otra parte.

Si te la da, las costas son para ti. Como no dependen de nosotros, preferimos no tenerlas en cuenta: nuestro precio cerrado es el mismo tanto si se gana como si se pierde.

Costs warning

This engagement involves proceedings before the courts and, in litigation, there is a risk of an adverse costs order: if the court finds against you, it may order you to pay the other side's costs.

If it finds for you, the costs are yours. Because they do not depend on us, we prefer to leave them out of the equation: our fixed fee is the same whether the case is won or lost.

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Process

How the engagement unfolds

Initial Consultation

A 60-minute working session by video call in which we analyse your situation, your specific needs and our ability to help you. We assess whether we can take on the matter and give you the fixed price in advance. You can book it directly through the Google Calendar link on our website and pay €90 by Stripe.

Formal Demand

A demand for payment sent by certified electronic communication, which proves its content, sender and date of delivery, interrupts the limitation period and will serve as evidence in any later proceedings.

Strategy Memorandum

Document produced once the engagement is accepted, setting out the agreed legal strategy for the matter. It specifies the procedural approach, the main arguments, the evidence to be deployed and the objectives of the proceedings. It is the roadmap for the case and the reference point for any subsequent tactical decision.

Mandatory Pre-Litigation ADR (MASC)

A step required before court proceedings under Organic Law 1/2025 on measures for the efficiency of the Justice Service. Comprises the choice of a reasonable alternative dispute resolution mechanism, suited to the specific case and genuinely aimed at settlement, not merely at satisfying the admissibility requirement.

Statement of Claim (demanda)

Drafting and filing of the document initiating proceedings, in which the client's claims are brought, the facts are set out with legal precision and the relief sought is grounded in the applicable law and case law. Signed and filed before the competent court, with the documentary evidence properly ordered and referenced.

Pre-Trial Hearing (audiencia previa)

Preparation for and attendance at the pre-trial hearing in ordinary civil proceedings under article 414 of the Spanish Civil Procedure Act: resolution of procedural defects, final definition of the subject matter of the dispute, and the proposal and admission of evidence. This is the step that sets the perimeter of the debate at trial, and where much of the outcome is decided.

Trial Hearing (vista)

Preparation for and attendance at the trial hearing: organisation of the evidence, formulation of closing submissions and oral defence of the client's claims before the court. Includes prior analysis of the evidentiary outcome, adjustment of the argumentative strategy and management of the proceedings through to notification of judgment.

Case Monitoring

Ongoing attention to the matter between the main steps: deadline control, procedural or administrative follow-up, response to requests for correction and management of court notifications. The client hears from us each time there is a development in the file, and never has to ask in order to know what is happening.

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Team

Who handles it

Guillermo Passas Varo, founding partner of PASSAS

I see legal practice as a discipline of precision. I work where the law meets technology and cross-border operations, and I read code and contracts with the same attention. Before accepting an engagement I tell you whether it is worth pursuing and what it costs, at a fixed price.

David Sánchez Lorenzo, of counsel at PASSAS

I work where economic law meets technology: litigation, contracts and artificial intelligence systems. I am drawn to the ground where the rules are still being written, and I have brought that same rigour to litigation since my first year in practice.

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Questions

What people ask before instructing this service

Do I need a lawyer and a procurador in Spain?

For claims over €2,000 the law requires them in most proceedings. We will handle the case and coordinate the procurador, the court agent who formally represents you.

Do I have to attempt a settlement even though my company is abroad?

Yes. The pre-action requirement also applies to foreign creditors, and we will meet it within the engagement.

Can I start with the out-of-court claim only?

Yes. You can instruct the Pre-action Debt Claim, from €600 + VAT, and decide afterwards whether to sue.

How much does it cost?

From €2,000 + VAT, through to first-instance judgment. It fits when you are owed at least €10,000, and sworn translations are included as an expense in the engagement letter.

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