legal Aid

[Janet Humphreys]

Is legal aid available to English people living here ? We have resedencia and are in need of a lawyer to help us with a judgement that has been made via our bank over a loan that we are having difficuilty with. The judgement says we have 20 days to appeal.
Just wondered if any one could point me in the right direction l
Thank you

[gus-lopez]

Yes there are legal aid lawyers but unfortunately I can't remember what the spanish term is. I would have thought that they are available to anyone on low or no income who is legally resident in the country.

[Ama]

It depends on your income. You would have to contact the Colegio de Abogados de Málaga, http://www.icamalaga.org/funcio/soj31.htm

[Beachcomber]

Before going down the 'lawyer road' you could consider writing to or telephoning the Banking ombudsman:

Banco de España
Servicio de Reclamaciones
Alcalá, 48
28014 Madrid
Telephone: 901 545 400
Fax: 915379221

http://www.bde.es/servicio/reclama/reclamae.htm

If you write make sure you send the letter by recorded delivery.

There is also a banking association called AUSBANC (Asociacion de Usuarios de Servicios Bancarios) but its web site is only in Spanish and the service is not free:

http://www.ausbanc.es/index0.htm

[BENIDORM]

A colleague of mine in similar circumstances, obtained a list of legal aid lawyers and voluntary advice centres from the bank itself, obviously aimed at Spanish customers, but maybe worth asking your bank, I believe they are obliged to pass on this type of information...
Also the courts have this type of information available, I believe..

Regards,
Gordon

[gus-lopez]

Here's some info ; who to contact , who is eligible , etc. http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/legal_ ... spa_en.htm