Civil litigation for our clients, that does not concern a business relationship, will typically concern inheritance or real estate in Spain. It could be a discrepancy between heirs in relation to the distribution of Spanish inheritance or a breach of an agreement between the contracting parties regarding a real estate located in Spain. In this situation, the parties to the agreement may be a buyer, seller, mortgagor (property owner), mortgagee (bank or mortgage), real estate agent, real estate project developer and others.
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We conduct litigation that has arisen in business relationships within agency, distribution, or franchise contract. It could also be the recovery of a financial claim from a Spanish company, its administrator or board member. We provide legal assistance when your company has sold or purchased goods to / from Spain and after delivery there is no agreement on the quality, quantity, delivery etc. of the goods. We have extensive experience in the special process of termination of employment contract in case of dismissal of employees in a Spanish company.
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If you have a claim with a Spanish company that has gone into bankruptcy in Spain, you as a creditor must file a legal claim in the bankruptcy at the court. It is not enough that you submit your claim to the trustee, and you must appoint a Spanish lawyer who can submit your claim at the Spanish court handling the bankruptcy. If your own business is in trouble, we advise you on how to go through a bankruptcy process.
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We are conducting lawsuits for Scandinavians against the Spanish tax authorities. Lawsuits against public authorities in Spain are conducted following a special process called Contencioso-Administrativo, but they can of course also deal with issues other than tax. Before a lawsuit against a public authority can begin, it must first have been tried by the administrative bodies.
Read moreWe handle litigation in several different areas. Civil and Business are technically civil litigation, where we within Business litigation deal with litigation arising in business matters, while Civil is litigation concerning more personal matters such as inheritance cases.
Lawsuits against public authorities (typically the Spanish tax authorities) have their own special process, which in Spanish is called “Contencioso-Administrativo”.
Within Bankruptcy, we typically represent a creditor in a Spanish bankruptcy estate or the owners of a Spanish company that goes into bankruptcy. We also assist Scandinavian trustees in relation to the assets of a Scandinavian bankruptcy estate with assets in Spain, which does not always require the involvement of a Spanish court.
Finally, we have lawsuits on Enforcement in Spain of, for example, a Scandinavian judgment or a document signed with a Spanish notary.
Since the foundation of Zafo Law in 2004, the office has gained exceptional experience in advising Scandinavian clients on Spanish legal matters. The most of cases dealt with by Zafo Law contain an international element involving one of the Scandinavian countries.
Vicente Sebastián Ruiz
Managing Partner and Abogado (spanish attorney-at-law)
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