Los honorarios de los abogados pueden negociarse libremente y el Consejo General de la Abogacía no puede prohibir la cuota litis en sentido estricto

Authors

  • IÑAKI AGIRREAZKUENAGA

Keywords:

no-win-no-fee, contingency fee, lawyer, solicitor, barrister, fee.

Abstract

Earnings based on a no-win-no-fee basis were forbidden in Spain up until the sentence of Spain’s High Court on 4th November 2008. Charging fees for winning a case was not what was forbidden; instead, what was forbidden was to charge only if the case was won, as there was no right to agree to not charging a fee if the case was lost. Currently, there is no law that forbids that prohibition, as it infringes the free competition between lawyers.

Published

2009-04-28

Issue

Section

CASE LAW