Enforcing Contracts in Ecuador

This topic looks at the efficiency of contract enforcement in Ecuador.

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 Nature of ProcedureIndicator
Procedures (number)39
Time (days)588
Filing and service38
Trial and judgment455
Enforcement of judgment95
Cost (% of claim)*27.2
Attorney cost (% of claim)15
Court cost (% of claim)5
Enforcement Cost (% of claim)7.2

Quito Civil Court ("Juzgado de lo Civil de Pichincha")
www.funcionjudicial-pichincha.gov.ec; www.cortesuprema.gov.ec

* Claim assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita.