Excellent News: Judicial ´Tasas´(Court taxes) Removed

Since the introduction of the ´Ley de Tasas´ in 2012, private individuals were responsible for the costs involved in lots of judicial procedures, like appealing fines, appealing dismissal before higher court, appeal an eviction, appeal non-returned rental deposits etc.

As of today, 2nd of March 2015, these ´tasas´ have been removed for all judicial procedures, for private individuals (persona física) as the ´tasas´ impeded easy access for all citizens to the judicial system, thus admitted by government.

If you are the owner of a business, with a legal format (SL business, association, foundation) than this is known as a ´persona juridica´ and will not be exempt of paying the judicial ´tasas´ in cases where it´s not you personally making use of the judicial system, but your business (in labour conflicts for example).

Please note: The information provided is based upon our understanding of current legislation. It is not legal advice but is provided freely to enable you to be properly informed. We recommend that if you are considering taking action, you should seek professional advice.