Article 119 of Code of Civil Procedure

When issuing the judgment that concludes the dispute before it, the court shall rule of its own motion on the costs of the action. Such costs, including compensation for lawyers' fees, shall be awarded against the party against whom judgment is rendered in the action. Where there are several parties against whom judgment is rendered, the costs shall be apportioned among them in proportion to each one's interest in the action, as assessed by the court. They shall not be jointly and severally liable for costs unless they are jointly and severally liable for the underlying obligation adjudicated. The costs of intervention shall be awarded against the intervener if he has independent claims and his intervention is ruled inadmissible or his claims are rejected. Article 119 bis (1) The court shall assess lawyers' fees upon the application of the party in whose favor judgment is rendered, within the limits of his claims and in light of the actual fees he incurred, taking into account the subject matter of the action and the level of litigation before it.