Ourense spreads 305,278 inhabitants and 10,462 companies across 92 municipalities and 9 judicial districts.
The Provincial Court of Ourense sits in two divisions with 8 judges, all of them specialised, all in the capital.
Ourense has its own commercial registry, the Registro Mercantil y de Bienes Muebles de Ourense, at Avenida de la Habana, 4 - 1º drcha.. Incorporating, changing directors or winding up a company is filed there.
Ourense has no court specialising in unfair mortgage terms: a claim over a floor clause or mortgage costs goes to the ordinary civil division that would hear any other civil case, and shares its list.
Before suing over a dismissal you must attempt conciliation, and in Ourense that is done at the SMAC, Seccions de Mediacion, Arbitraxe e Conciliacion, run by the Conselleria de Emprego, Comercio e Emigracion da Xunta de Galicia; as seccions SMAC estan nos servizos de traballo e economia social das xefaturas territoriais (A Coruna, Ferrol, Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra e Vigo). Papeleta de conciliacion en modelo normalizado (procedemento TR812A), presentada preferentemente por via electronica no formulario da sede electronica da Xunta de Galicia (https://sede.xunta.gal), admitindo Chave365. A presentacion electronica e obrigatoria para persoas xuridicas, persoas traballadoras autonomas, quen as represente e profesionais de colexiacion obrigatoria; o resto pode presentala presencialmente nos rexistros do procedemento administrativo comun. Modelo vixente desde o 9 de setembro de 2025 (Orde do 6 de agosto de 2025)
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INSTITUTO MEDICINA LEGA Y CIENCIAS FORENSESL. SUBDIRECCIÓN TERRITORIAL
Plaza de Concepción Arenal, s/n, 32003 · Ourense
SERVICIO DE GUARDIA
Velázquez, s/n, 32002 · Ourense
and 36 more courts in the province
A lawyer studies it and tells you whether there is a claim, how long you have left and what can be sought. The matter is quoted afterwards, because every case is different.