Debt recovery and unpaid invoices

Non-payment is the most frequent legal problem for small businesses and freelancers, and the one that drains the most cash when left alone.

Advice is given either as a one-off matter or on a continuing basis under a retainer. The scope and fee are agreed in writing before work starts.

What it includes

  • Formal demands and burofax with late-payment interest calculated
  • Prior negotiation required by Organic Law 1/2025 and its documentary proof (arts. 5 and 10)
  • Payment order procedure (proceso monitorio), available for money debts of any amount (art. 812 LEC)
  • Oral proceedings for claims up to 15,000 euros (art. 250.2 LEC) and ordinary proceedings above that
  • Interim measures and seizure of the debtor assets (arts. 726 and 592 LEC)
  • Monitoring of the debtor situation and filing of claims if insolvency proceedings start

Related reading

See also the legal retainer for businesses and the legal retainer for freelancers.

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