Recovery of Litigation Costs: Overview (Spain)

It covers how parties can obtain a costs order from the court, interest on a costs award, security for costs, and whether a court can order the payment of costs order in foreign currency or in instalments. It also considers the enforcement of contractual costs provisions and how courts address costs related to an interim application, the costs of appeal, and in the context of a settlement.

This Note also looks at the how effective Spain’s legal costs framework is in managing the costs of litigation, and the recent developments and legislative reforms related to this topic.

Update dated 27/02/2026 of the article originally published on 28/06/2023.  Full article published on Thomson Reuters