Lawyers and court representatives providing services through Andalusia’s legal aid system were due to receive €12,059,473.58 in the first payment for certified work in the second quarter of 2026, covering duty-lawyer cases and on-call services. After the Legal Aid Assistance Service checked the certificates, the Directorate-General for Legal Aid and Victims, within the Regional Ministry of Tourism, Justice, Deregulation and Local Administration, issued resolutions on 6 August 2026 recognizing the professional associations’ right to compensation.
Lawyers’ associations will receive €11,088,361.88 in this instalment. Of that amount, €7,567,174.88 covers 53,943 certified duty-lawyer cases, and €3,521,187 compensates on-call services. The Málaga Lawyers’ Association has the largest allocation for duty-lawyer cases, at €2,035,142.70 for 15,120 cases, followed by Seville with €1,230,916.34 for 8,711 cases, Cádiz with €995,925.50 for 7,144 cases, and Granada with €986,967.08 for 6,595 cases.
Of the on-call service payment, €616,602 is for services related to gender-based violence and €2,904,585 for other on-call duties. Within the women’s violence-related services, €357,840 is for daily on-call cover and €258,762 for assistance on call. Málaga will receive the largest overall compensation for on-call duties, at €788,379, followed by Seville (€719,712), Cádiz (€486,506) and Granada (€391,374). Payments are allocated according to the number of verified on-call shifts and the applicable payment rates. Some specialized gender-based violence on-call services are funded through the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence.
Andalusia’s court representatives’ associations will receive €971,111.70 for 31,887 verified duty-lawyer cases. Málaga has the largest allocation, at €212,662.20 for 7,198 cases, followed by Seville with €156,521.50 for 5,069 cases and Granada with €146,797 for 4,872 cases.
The €12,059,473.58 payment is not the final settlement for the quarter. Some cases are still being checked after the professional associations were asked to provide clarification. Once that process is complete, the Directorate-General for Legal Aid and Victims will make a second payment for certificates that are validated. Manuel Gavira, the regional minister for Tourism, Justice, Deregulation and Local Administration, thanked duty lawyers and court representatives for their work in ensuring access to legal aid, and acknowledged the work of the regional government’s Legal Aid Assistance Service in processing compensation payments.