Product liability · Andorra
Find a product liability lawyer in Andorra for your claim
A defective product can leave you with injury, damaged property or a business that no longer works. We introduce you to an advocate admitted to the Andorran bar who deals with this kind of civil claim, so you can decide your next step with real information in front of you.
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Why local counsel matters
Product liability claims in a jurisdiction you may not know
If a defective, unsafe or misleading product has caused you injury, damage or financial loss, you are dealing with a legal system that is smaller and more self-contained than most in Europe. Andorra has its own courts, its own bar association and its own procedural rules, and judicial activity is conducted in Catalan. That is why a product liability lawyer in Andorra who knows the local courts makes a practical difference. On this page we set out how civil claims work in the Principality and what you should prepare. We then match you, free of charge, with an advocate admitted to the Andorran bar who handles defective-product and consumer claims.
Andorra in practice
How a claim would be handled in Andorra
Andorra is a parliamentary co-principality with a fully separated judicial power created by the 1993 Constitution, and its civil justice follows rules of its own. These are the points that most often shape a product-related civil claim in the Principality.
How the Andorran courts are organised
Judicial power in Andorra is exercised by the Batlles, the Tribunal de Batlles, the Tribunal de Corts and the Tribunal Superior de Justícia, structured into civil, criminal and administrative jurisdictions under the Llei qualificada de la Justícia of 1993. The Batllia d’Andorra hears first instance matters, the Tribunal de Corts deals with serious criminal offences, and the Tribunal Superior de Justícia is the highest instance and hears appeals.
Who is entitled to act for you
The practice of law in Andorra is reserved to advocates admitted to the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra, regulated by Law 48/2014 as amended by Law 10/2023. Admission as a practising member requires the required law degree, the Andorran aptitude certificate obtained after examinations, and a practical traineeship. There is no separate procurador profession: the same lletrat both represents and defends you in court.
Deadlines and how they are counted
Andorran procedural periods run in dies hàbils, that is, business days only. Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, August and the Christmas period are not counted. An appeal against a final civil judgment must be filed within 20 business days of notification, reduced to 13 business days in special procedures, and the same 20-day period applies to opposing an admitted appeal.
Language, filings and translations
Catalan is the sole official language of the State and of judicial activity in Andorra: proceedings, filings and judgments are in Catalan. If you are a foreign client, or if the documents supporting your claim were issued abroad, everything intended for use before an Andorran court has to be prepared with that requirement in mind.
Costs, fees and legal aid
Judicial fees exist in Andorra under the Llei de taxes judicials of 22 June 2000, and civil and administrative proceedings are subject to them. The claimant is the taxpayer and the fee counts as a procedural cost. Free legal aid may be granted by the judge, by reasoned order, to persons who prove insufficient economic resources. Advocates’ fees are freely agreed between lawyer and client.
Researching the rules that apply
Andorran civil law is not codified in a single code. It combines statutes on obligations, leases, family, succession and property with the usages and customs of the Principality and the case law of the Tribunal Superior de Justícia. That is why research in a civil case normally involves checking both legislation and jurisprudence, and why local experience counts.
All country information on this page is taken from official Andorran sources — the Consell General, the Andorran legal portal and the judiciary — consulted in 2025.
- Judicial system of Andorra — Consell Superior de la Justícia
- Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra
- Codi de procediment civil (consolidated text)
- Llei qualificada de la Justícia, 3 September 1993
- Law 48/2014 on the practice of the legal profession, as amended
- Free legal aid (benefici de justícia gratuïta)
- Llei de taxes judicials, 22 June 2000
- Constitution of the Principality of Andorra
- Choice of ordinary civil procedure
- Llei 31/2018 on labour relations
- Consolidated text on urban leases (Law 15/2022)
Common difficulties
What makes a product claim in Andorra hard to run from abroad
Three practical obstacles clients mention most often.
You do not know where the claim would be filed
Andorra is not part of the Spanish or the French court system. Its civil, criminal and administrative jurisdictions have their own structure, and filing before the wrong body costs you time you may not have. A locally admitted advocate knows which court deals with a product-related civil claim.
The deadlines are counted in Andorran business days
Procedural periods in Andorra run in dies hàbils: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, August and the Christmas period do not count, while other periods are counted in calendar days. A period that looks comfortable on a calendar can be considerably shorter in practice.
Costs are difficult to estimate from outside the country
Judicial fees, expert evidence and any translation all add to the picture, and advocates’ fees are freely agreed rather than fixed by a public tariff. Understanding what a claim realistically costs, and whether legal aid might be available, shapes the decision you take.
How we help
A shortlist instead of a search
You describe the problem once; we point you to advocates who work in this field in Andorra.
A match, not a directory
You explain what happened a single time, and we put your case in front of advocates who actually handle civil claims of this type in Andorra. No trawling through dozens of firms or repeating your story five times.
Counsel admitted in the Principality
The advocates we introduce you to are members of the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra and work before the Andorran courts in Catalan, which is the sole official language of judicial activity in the country.
The Andorran framework explained first
Before you commit to anything, you get a clear explanation in English of how a civil claim would run: which body hears it, which procedural periods apply, how the judicial fee works and what the realistic next steps are.
No cost to be matched
Using our matching service is free. You decide whether to instruct the advocate after the first conversation, and you are under no obligation to proceed with a claim if you prefer not to.
Across Europe
Product liability lawyers in other European countries
We work with advocates in several European jurisdictions. If your case points towards another country, or you want to compare how a claim would work elsewhere, we can match you in these countries too:
Frequently asked
Questions about product liability claims in Andorra
What does a product liability lawyer in Andorra actually do for me?
An advocate admitted to the Andorran bar advises you on whether a defective product gives you a civil claim, helps assemble the evidence, files the claim before the Andorran courts and appears for you there. In Andorra the same lawyer both represents and defends the client, so you deal with one professional throughout.
How long do I have to appeal a civil judgment in Andorra?
An appeal against a final judgment must be filed within 20 business days from notification. In special procedures that period is reduced to 13 business days, and urgent internment decisions follow a period of 5 business days. These periods are counted in business days only, so August and the Christmas period are excluded.
Can a lawyer from my own country represent me before the Andorran courts?
No. The practice of law in Andorra is reserved to advocates admitted to the Col·legi Oficial d’Advocats d’Andorra. Admission as a practising member requires the required law degree, the Andorran aptitude certificate obtained after examinations and a practical traineeship. You therefore need counsel admitted in the Principality to act before its courts.
Do I need a lawyer for every civil procedure in Andorra?
Not always. The Codi de procediment civil contemplates processes in which defence and technical assistance by an advocate are not mandatory, and in the simplified procedure for voluntary jurisdiction and non-contentious matters the explanatory memorandum states that, as a general rule, the intervention of a lawyer is not required. In contentious civil proceedings, representation by an advocate is the general rule.
In what language will my case be handled?
Catalan is the sole official language of the State and of judicial activity in Andorra. Proceedings, filings and judgments are in Catalan. If your documents were issued abroad, or you are a foreign client, this is a practical point to plan for from the start rather than later in the case.
What does it cost to bring a civil claim in Andorra?
Judicial fees exist under the Llei de taxes judicials of 22 June 2000, and in civil proceedings the claimant is the taxpayer; the fee counts as a procedural cost. Free legal aid can be granted by the judge, by reasoned order, to persons who prove insufficient economic resources, with a decision within a maximum of one month from a complete application. Advocates’ fees are freely agreed.
Next step
Describe your case and let us find the right advocate
Tell us what the product was, what damage it caused and where you are based. We review your request and match you, free of charge, with an advocate admitted in Andorra who handles this type of civil claim. You keep control: nothing is shared without your agreement and there is no obligation to instruct.