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We have extensive experience in various branches of law, and our areas of work include legal matters related to real estate, legal representation in the application for the acquisition of Croatian citizenship, proprietary law and land registry law, law of obligations, family and law of succession, commercial and corporate law, administrative law, bankruptcy, as well as pre-bankruptcy, and restructuring proceedings.
Our team is well aware of the importance of legal advice when making a decision to invest in real estate in Croatia, and we act with maximum care and caution when offering advice.
We provide comprehensive professional advice and support to clients in various real estate sectors, and in particular:
- acquisitions and dispositions (agreements on the purchase and sale, registrations/pre-registrations/anotations)
- development projects
- project financing
- construction agreements
- lease agreements
- agreement on the establishment of lien rights (mortgages)
- co-ownership agreements
- drafting of various statements and other instruments related to real estate
- public private partnerships
- permits
- due diligence
If you would like to become a citizen of the Republic of Croatia, but you do not know whether you meet all the conditions prescribed by the Croatian Citizenship Act, our lawyers will provide you with comprehensive and high-quality support.
With extensive experience in the legal counsel of clients in this area, we minutely analyse the basis on which you can acquire the citizenship (by origin, by birth on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, by naturalization, or based on international treaties).
Afterwards, we provide legal assistance in collecting the documentation and submitting applications to competent authorities.
Our clients contact us from all over the world, especially from the United States of America, Canada, Central and South American countries, as well as Australia.
If you need detailed legal advice on the possibilities of acquiring Croatian citizenship, please do not hesitate to contact us!
If you intend to buy an apartment or land or other immovable property, it is advisable to hire a lawyer that is familiar with the regulations on the basis of which immovable property is acquired in order to prevent any unforeseen situations.
It often occurs in practice that the situation in the land register does not correspond the actual situation on the field, as well as situations in which the immovable property is burdened with various encumbrances, i.e. there is a record of a dispute, or some other record that represents an obstacle in the legal transfer of an immovable property, or the information in the cadastre and land registers do not correspond, etc.
In addition, disputes arising in connection with ownership and other proprietary rights (easements, encumbrances, right of construction, right of lien) are also frequent.
These are just some of the situations governed by proprietary law and land registry law.
We will list certain services we offer:
- submission of proposals for the entry or deletion in the land register (ownership, mortgage, building rights, right in rem, personal easements)
- apportioning of the condominium units
- justification for the pre-registration
- deletion of the pre-registration
- legal representation in all types of land registry proceedings (for example, management of an individual correcting procedure)
- legal representation in proceedings for:
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- surrendering of a possession;
- harassment protection;
- disturbance of property;
- establishment of necessary passage;
- establishment of road easements;
- establishment of usufruct;
- border arrangements;
- dissolution of co-ownership, - legal advice regarding regulating situation in land registers
- verification of spatial planning documentation
- legal advice and representation in procedures for obtaining building permits
Our team represents clients in all types of judicial and extra-judicial proceedings in order to realize all types of claims arising from obligatory relationships and in labour disputes.
Our services include special drafting of agreements on the purchase and sale of goods, joint investments and joint venture, partnership agreements and all other types of agreements and employment contracts.
Furthermore, we represent clients in proceedings for damages and other claims due to agreement violations, from non-contractual relations (impairment of health by third parties, damage to property, etc.), acquisition without basis, traffic accidents, occupational accidents, or damages caused by violation of personality rights.
Our legal assistance includes:
- judicial collection of claims and debts
- drafting of all types of agreements
- advice on concluding legal affairs and agreements
- participation/representation in negotiations when concluding legal affairs
- drafting of unilateral declarations of will
- fulfilment of claims for performed works and services
- evidence securing proceedings
- proceedings regarding damage compensation due to breach of agreement, or defects in the completed works
- claiming damages from non-contractual relations
- drafting of lawsuits for the compensation of non-property damages - emotional distress and impaired health
- representation in disputes between employers and employees
- drafting of the regular or extraordinary termination of employment contracts
- consumer representation
- representation in recourse proceedings
- preparation of legal opinions
Our primary focus is to peacefully resolve disputes between family members while preserving their interests as much as possible; for example, by concluding a settlement or arrangement, because the goal of all involved parties in such procedures is to settle the dispute as soon as possible, and to keep their expenses to a minimum.
Our team offers the following services in this area:
- Division of marital property proceedings
- Drafting of a prenuptial agreement
- Drafting of lawsuits for the return of investments in other person’s immovable property
- Drafting of divorce lawsuits
- Legal representation in divorce proceedings
- Legal representation in custody proceedings
- Alimony collection proceedings
- Drafting of lawsuits to increase/decrease alimony
- Drafting of Wills, Lifelong support agreement, and Agreement for support until death
- Participation in inheritance proceedings
- Representation in the proceedings of the rebuttal of will
- Participation in the procedure of determining the assets left by the testator
Our team provides legal assistance to clients in various areas of commercial law and corporate law, taking into account the peculiarities of each individual case, in order to achieve the best possible business model. Our task is to provide clients with a better understanding of the complex legal framework that regulates their business.
We advise our clients on a variety of issues, including:
- joint ventures and partnerships
- international transactions
- trade agreements
- acquisition of joint stock companies
- restructuring and liquidation
- agreements between company members
- acquisitions and mergers
- due diligence
- establishment of companies and legal support in their business activities
Administrative and tax proceedings can be a complex issue. Due to this our team provides clear and pragmatic advice that helps clients to conduct their business successfully, as well as ensuring that our clients have the necessary permits and compliance programs required to run a successful business.
Our areas of work particularly include:
- representation in administrative proceedings and disputes (for example, drafting of administrative lawsuits and representation before the administrative court, drafting of legal remedies against administrative orders, etc.)
- tax and customs proceedings
- representation before state and other public authorities
- consultation during conformity assessment
- procedures for issuing of permits and concessions
- inspection procedures
- procedures for issuing planning and building permits
- procedures for the return of seized property
- representation in expropriation procedures
- representation in disciplinary proceedings
Bankruptcy is a special type of non-litigious proceeding that is conducted for the purpose of collective settlement for all creditors of the bankrupt debtor by cashing out his assets and distributing the collected funds to the creditors.
Our team advises clients regarding the bankruptcy and pre-bankruptcy procedures, as well as restructuring.
Our services include in particular:
- performing all legal actions within the framework of bankruptcy and pre-bankruptcy proceedings
- legal counselling of bankruptcy debtors and creditors
- drafting and submission of proposals for the opening of bankruptcy proceedings
- reporting claims to the estate and representation in bankruptcy proceedings (e.g. in case of outstanding claims)
- representation in bankruptcy proceedings
- representation in creditors’ committees
- drafting and implementation of pre-bankruptcy debt settlement
- representation in pre-bankruptcy proceedings