We have experience in obtaining recognition and enforcement of Scandinavian judgments in Spain as well as litigation arising from bankruptcy, inheritance, breach of contract, business, tax, or ordinary recovery of a financial claim.
We focus from the outset on choosing the right process and we offer fixed prices that are below the recommended fees from the Spanish Bar Association.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Do you deal with companies in Spain and do you need help to recover outstanding debts or otherwise need to handle debt collection cases? Zafo Law can help your business with this…
What do you do when you have a Scandinavian judgment while the assets in which you want to execute the judgment are in Spain?
We help to obtain Spanish recognition of the Scandinavian judgment so that it can be enforced in Spain…
We 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.”
“Zafo Law can assist with legal needs and provide advice in Scandinavian languages, offering qualified expertise in commercial law.”
