# Small civil claims procedure

Source: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/small-civil-claims
Markdown: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/small-civil-claims.md

**In short:** Small civil claims procedure: claim, evidence and hearing in the oral procedure, with a specialist lawyer and a court agent where the amount requires one. We handle it ourselves from start to finish, with professionals from our network, with a written quote before we start and your case visible in your client area. We ask for the documents and the available evidence.

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Claim, evidence and hearing in the oral procedure, with a specialist lawyer and a court agent where the amount requires one.

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### The service at a glance

#### What is included

- Merits review and calculation of the claimable amount
- Drafting the claim or the defence and proposing evidence
- Attendance at the hearing and reporting the judgment

#### Price

Payment on account + success fee

Initial payment on account

€592.90 VAT included

€490.00 + €102.90 VAT (21%)

 Plus a percentage of what you recover

You only pay it once the money is in your account.

The percentage depends on the amount recovered, by band: we set it out in your quote, before you sign.

[How we charge](https://iberfacil.es/en/pricing#how-we-charge)

 Price valid until November 22, 2026.

Prices include VAT. Public fees are separate, in your name and without a mark-up.

### WHAT IS INCLUDED AND WHAT IS NOT PROMISED

This procedure concentrates almost everything into one hearing: what is not filed with the claim usually cannot come in later. Preparation therefore matters more than the courtroom.

What it includes: merits review and calculation of the claimable amount; drafting the claim or the defence and proposing evidence; attendance at the hearing and reporting the judgment. What it does not include: it does not include expert reports, court fees or court agent disbursements, which are provisioned separately and itemised in the quote.

#### DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED

- Contracts, invoices and communications in the matter.
- Documentary evidence and details of possible witnesses.
- Earlier demands sent to the other side.

#### INDICATIVE TIMING

We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.

Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 7 and 15 working days.

The hearing date depends on the court's workload and is usually measured in months; judgment follows weeks later.

See [the pricing page](https://iberfacil.es/en/pricing) for how we charge this kind of matter.

### How it works

1. **MERITS AND DEADLINES** We read your matter and tell you whether by amount or subject it goes through the small claims procedure, what can be claimed and whether the deadline is still open.
2. **PROFESSIONAL AND QUOTE** We ask for the documents and the available evidence. We assign a lawyer and, where the amount requires it, a court agent; price in writing.
3. **PLEADINGS AND EVIDENCE** We draft the claim or the defence with the proposed evidence and file it at the competent court.
4. **HEARING AND JUDGMENT** We attend the hearing if one is held and explain the judgment and whether an appeal is worthwhile.

#### What to have at hand

- Contracts, invoices and communications in the matter
- Documentary evidence and details of possible witnesses
- Earlier demands sent to the other side

### Frequently asked questions

DO I NEED A COURT AGENT?

It depends on the amount and the type of matter. We tell you before signing, with the cost.

CAN I APPEAL THE JUDGMENT?

In many cases yes, except for minimal amounts. We assess it when it arrives.

WHO PAYS THE COSTS?

Usually the losing party, but not always and not in full. We explain the real risk before filing.

### RELATED SERVICES

People who come for “Small civil claims procedure” often need one of these services too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.

- [Ordinary civil procedure](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/ordinary-civil-procedure)
- [Order for payment procedure](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/order-for-payment)
- [Enforcement of judgments and titles](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/enforcement-of-judgments)
- [Pre-action dispute resolution step](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/pre-action-dispute-resolution)

[See everything we do in Court proceedings](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/court-proceedings)

 This content is informative and educational: it is not legal advice and does not replace consulting a professional. If you need advice on your own case, [get in touch](https://iberfacil.es/en/contact).