Court Procedural Representative in Spain

The network of Spanish court agent across Spain that we have established enables us to offer lawyers a comprehensive, high-quality service throughout Spain, with a fully personalised approach. Our clients have the same point of contact for any legal proceedings, regardless of the relevant judicial district.

Our ability to respond quickly and effectively to any request is based on two key principles:

• Our correspondents provide us with the necessary access to the courts where we practise.
• Direct contact with all the solicitors in our network and the use of cutting-edge technology enable us to ensure comprehensive monitoring of every case, allowing us to provide information on any legal matter in real time.

Judicial districts in Spain are territorial divisions within the Spanish judicial system. Each judicial district comprises one or more municipalities and is assigned one or more courts that handle legal and judicial matters relating to that geographical area. Judicial districts are important because they facilitate the administration of justice at a local level.

Spain is divided into different judicial districts known as ‘partidos judiciales’. There are currently 431 judicial districts spread across the autonomous communities: Andalucía 85 – Aragón 16 – Asturias 18 – Baleares 6 – Canarias 19 – Cantabria 8 – Castilla y León 41 – Castilla-La Mancha 31 – Cataluña 49 – Ceuta 1 – Comunidad Valenciana 36 – Extremadura 21 – Galicia 45 – La Rioja 3 – Madrid 21 – Melilla 1- Murcia 11 – Navarra 5 – País Vasco 14.

In Spain, a procurator is a legal professional who acts as a procedural representative in court on behalf of the parties involved in legal proceedings. Their main role is to carry out all the necessary formalities before the courts, such as filing documents, receiving court notifications and facilitating communication between the parties and the court. They work closely with solicitors, who are responsible for providing legal advice and legal representation to their clients.

There is an official scale that determines Spanish court agent’ fees in Spain based on the type of legal proceedings. These Spanish court agent’ fees quantify the legal actions and procedures in which they are involved and are subject to a system that sets fees within a range between a maximum and a minimum amount, with a 12% margin of flexibility. Spanish court agent are required to provide their clients with a quote in advance, whilst clients must pay a deposit at the start of the proceedings.