Who Pays the Legal Fees in the Spanish Justice System? A Comparative Analysis of Civil and Labour Jurisdictions
The IUP Journal of Governance and Public Policy, Vol. 5, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 120-135, March & June 2010
Posted: 29 Mar 2010
Date Written: March, 24 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
Suggested Citation: 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: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1577466
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