Viability of the appeal
Cassation interest, procedural or legal breach and the admission filter.
Cassation appeals
Cassation is not a second trial: it is a technical filter.
Supreme Court challenge with partner signature when the matter deserves it.
Looking for a cassation lawyer in Madrid?
If you arrived for a cassation appeal, this is how we approach it.
Partner signature
A partner with a doctorate in Law leads the appeal.
Supreme Court
Focus on admission and cassation interest.
Technical brief
No filler: breach, doctrine and clear petition.
Real interest
We say whether the matter deserves the appeal.
What we resolve
We step in when the lower judgment leaves a serious cassation route open.
Preparing the brief
Technical structure aimed at admission and merits, without rewriting the whole case.
Case selection
Not every matter deserves cassation: we say so early.
Coordination with the lower instance
The same firm may have led the case or pick it up at this stage.
Who signs the file
In cassation, the brief is held by who understands the admission filter.
Dr Javier García-Ochoa Blanco
Founding partnerICAM 26476
Called to the Bar since 1986. Extraordinary appeals and procedural strategy when the lower instance does not close the matter.
How we work
Three steps before committing to the appeal.
First call
Judgment, deadlines and object of the appeal.
Viability
Cassation interest, breaches and admission prospects.
Filing
Brief and follow-up with the same partner.
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers on cassation appeals and defence from Madrid.
What is a cassation appeal?
It is an extraordinary appeal to the Supreme Court. It is not for re-weighing all the evidence like a second instance.
It focuses on legal or procedural breaches and, in many jurisdictions, cassation interest.
That is why not every matter is admissible.
When does cassation make sense?
When there is a clear breach, conflicting case law or a real cassation-interest issue.
If the dispute is only about weighing evidence, it is usually a poor candidate.
On first review we say viability frankly.
What deadlines apply?
Deadlines are strict and depend on the jurisdiction and the decision appealed.
Bring the full judgment and notification.
Do not wait to gather more papers if time is running.
How much does a cassation appeal cost?
It is intensive technical work. Cost depends on complexity, jurisdiction and file size.
We explain fees after viability.
If we see no path, we prefer to say so before charging for a useless brief.
Can you cassate a judgment you did not handle below?
Yes, if the matter fits and there is time. We review the full record.
Sometimes the best advice is not to appeal.
That frankness is part of the service.
Who signs the appeal?
A partner with a doctorate in Law leads and owns the appeal strategy.
It is not delegated to an anonymous chain of associates.
You know who stands behind the brief.
Tell us about the judgment.
First response from a partner. Not a chain of associates.