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Who Pays the Legal Fees in the Spanish Justice System? A Comparative Analysis of Civil and Labour Jurisdictions


Anna Ginès i Fabrellas


Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law

Ignacio Marin Garcia


Universitat Pompeu Fabra
March, 24 2010

The IUP Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol. 5, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 120-135, March & June 2010

Abstract:     
This paper compares the legal fees rules in the first instance civil and labour courts in Spain. Governed by substantially different legal fees rules, the paper analyses their effects on the litigation level and the probability of settlement in order to depict an institutional design which favours settlement and avoids excessive litigation.

Keywords: Legal Fees, Litigation, Settlement, Loser-Pays-All, Each-Pays-His-Own

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Date posted: March 29, 2010  

Suggested Citation

Ginès i Fabrellas, Anna and Marin Garcia, Ignacio, Who Pays the Legal Fees in the Spanish Justice System? A Comparative Analysis of Civil and Labour Jurisdictions (March, 24 2010). The IUP Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol. 5, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 120-135, March & June 2010 . Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1577466

Contact Information

Anna Ginès i Fabrellas (Contact Author)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law ( email )
Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27
Barcelona, 08005
Spain
Ignacio Marin Garcia
Universitat Pompeu Fabra ( email )
Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27
Barcelona, E-08005
Spain
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