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Friday, February 16, 2007
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16 Feb 2007 1:14 PM
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Well, a Law Degree in Spain plus convinient updated studies and experience seems to be sufficient. Of course a complement on litigation or a litigation colleague next to you is much advisable... and FIRST OF ALL: independency from developers or agents and clear picture of what interests you are protecting if you are working for consumers. Consumers regulations continuous study is also convinient but more of all this all.... independency and honesty.
After several months focusing just on helping british buying in Spain or trrying to recover deposits/ cancel contracts I have come to the conclussion that the main problem is that lawyers are not just consumers´lawyers but recommended by developers and agents, the few lawyers who speak Spanish in coastal areas see more profitable to be linked to big developers than to work independently for clients. It may be that also, they have not looked for means to reach individual clients and prefer the easy way of getting business from big guys.
It is a big concerrn of mine and I have been thinking of presenting the case to the National Council of LAwyers in Spain for a better regulation of this practice. Hard work. If someone is willing to help, I would need to compile experiences and present them to the COuncil Madrid.
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16 Feb 2007 6:06 PM
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If you walk into a Spanish bar (excuse the pun) and shout out are there any lawyers in here roughly 99% of hands will shoot up - there are many unqualified practitioners here and so often they are out of their depth so choose your representative with care.
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21 Mar 2007 9:54 PM
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This is all very confusing and worrying and three years on from beginning to think about it I am still no nearer an answer on this vexed question as to whether to use a solicitor or not, and if you do HOW ON EARTH can you check that they have any valid qualifications and relevant experience?? Surely there is some regulatory body involved - can the system really be so slack, or rather non-existent? What do Spanish buyers look for? Who do they pay for these services - or do they just go in to a bar and ask whoever? At the moment I am swaying towards the one and only person who has promptly answered my e-mail enquiries, but that could presumably just be someone with nothing better to do, who fancies taking my money??!! HELP!
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22 Mar 2007 12:01 AM
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Ask them if they are qualified first and their qualifications. Ask them if they are a member of the Spanish College of Law and check out that they are. Ask for their written terms of business and ask them to itemise everything they charge for including establishing utilities contracts, applying for NIEs etc. Failing that ask for a recommendation from someone on this site that has purchased in the area you are buying. While bad things can happen if you do not use the right lawyer there can be worse if you do not use a lawyer at all.
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