Practical guides

Failing to comply with a restraining order, a sentence or a precautionary measure is the offence of breach (quebrantamiento). Consequences, frequent cases and how to defend yourself.

Pre-trial detention is the most severe precautionary measure in Spanish criminal proceedings. Requirements, alternatives (bail, provisional release) and how to defend yourself.

If you have been told that preliminary proceedings have been opened, this is what it means, the phases of the criminal investigation and how it affects your defence.

Many people believe that withdrawing the complaint closes the case. What can and cannot be done, the role of the prosecutor and the exemption under art. 416 LECrim.

Receiving a call or summons from the police to make a voluntary statement raises doubts. What it involves, your rights and why you should not attend without a lawyer.

Limitation extinguishes criminal liability through the passage of time. Time limits according to the sentence (art. 131 CP), when they start and what interrupts them.

The former misdemeanour trials are today trials for minor offences. How the procedure works, whether you need a lawyer and how to prepare your defence.

After a complaint for gender-based violence a fast-track procedure with possible precautionary measures is activated. We explain the path and the defence for both parties.

A prison sentence does not always mean going to jail. Requirements, conditions, time limits and how to apply for suspension of the sentence (art. 80 CP).

A conviction is not the last word. How the appeal works, its deadlines and its keys.