Pontevedra spreads 947,818 inhabitants and 33,330 companies across 61 municipalities and 13 judicial districts.
The Provincial Court of Pontevedra has six divisions and 22 judges, and two of those divisions sit outside the capital, in Vigo. An appeal from there is not heard in Pontevedra city.
Pontevedra has its own commercial registry, the Registro Mercantil y de Bienes Muebles de Pontevedra, at Eduardo Pondal, 68 - bajo. Incorporating, changing directors or winding up a company is filed there.
Pontevedra 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 Pontevedra 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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AUDIENCIA PROVINCIAL OFICINA REGISTRO Y REPARTO
Rosalía de Castro, 5, 36071 · Pontevedra
SERVICIO DE GUARDIA
Fco. Tomás y Valiente, s/n, 36071 · Pontevedra
OFICINA GENERAL DEL REGISTRO CIVIL
Hortas, s/n, 36071 · Pontevedra
and 44 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.