Sounds as though you worked in the legal profession in some capacity Bunter! although this is all well and good , we are in Spain and believe me they make their own laws up as the court cases progress , how do I know because I have been through it on a 2 year case . Only if you take Spain to the eu and you could be 5 years in the waiting with all the back log .... life is too short, best as you said sort it out personally and not involve lawyers.