Overview

• The Juzgado de Primera Instancia Número 8 de Madrid issued the September 25 ruling, with magistrate Cristina Sanz partially upholding the claim.
• The judgment orders payment to Albert Rivera of €1,295,000 and to José Manuel Villegas of €510,000, plus legal interest.
• The court calculated lost earnings under a five-year commercial clause starting in March 2020 at €1,095,000 for Rivera and €490,000 for Villegas.
• It added moral damages tied to a leak aimed at discrediting Rivera, awarding €200,000 to him and €20,000 to Villegas, and found the firm responsible.
• Rivera had sought €6.1 million and Villegas €1 million, but the judge significantly reduced those amounts while recognizing both contractual and reputational harm.