Practice areas

Services

Consumer law

Consumer protection against companies and service providers: formal complaints, complaint forms, consumer authorities and court claims where necessary.

  • Claims against companies and service providers
  • Unfair terms in consumer contracts
  • Warranties, refunds and defective goods or services
  • Telecoms, utilities, travel, airlines and online purchases
  • Wrongful listing in credit-default registers (ASNEF, Badexcug) and claims for damages
  • Complaints to customer services and consumer authorities

Banking law

Defending consumers against banks, lenders and funds. Formal complaint to the institution first, and court action where necessary.

  • Revolving credit cards: annulment for usury and lack of transparency
  • Consumer loans and credit lines
  • Micro-loans and payday loans with abusive interest
  • Car finance and personal loans
  • Mortgage set-up costs and unfair mortgage terms
  • Debts claimed by funds and collection agencies: review and defence
  • Enforcement and payment-order proceedings brought by lenders: defence
  • Formal complaints to the institution and to the Bank of Spain

Personal insolvency (Second Chance Act)

Legal solutions for those who cannot pay their debts.

  • Second Chance Act for individuals and the self-employed
  • Preliminary review of eligibility and of the debts that can be discharged
  • Discharge of outstanding debt
  • Insolvency proceedings: acting for debtors and creditors
  • Negotiation with creditors and payment plans

Residential and commercial leases

For landlords and tenants of residential and commercial premises.

  • Residential and commercial tenancy agreements
  • Rent arrears and evictions
  • Deposits, damage and deposit refunds
  • Rent reviews, extensions and termination of the lease
  • Works, subletting and assignment
  • Acting for landlords and for tenants

Civil law

Advice and litigation in relationships between individuals and with businesses.

  • Contracts: drafting, review and breach
  • Debt recovery and unpaid invoices
  • Civil liability and claims for damages
  • Inheritance: acceptance, distribution and disputes between heirs
  • Homeowners' associations: challenging resolutions and recovering fees
  • Property purchases: deposits, hidden defects and claims against the seller
  • Payment-order, summary and ordinary proceedings; appeals
  • Enforcement of judgments, assessment and challenge of legal costs

Family law

Family matters with as little conflict as possible.

  • Divorce and separation, by mutual agreement and contested
  • Separation agreements and parenting plans
  • Custody, contact arrangements and child maintenance
  • Variation of court orders
  • Division of matrimonial property
  • Unmarried couples

Mediation

Where there is room for agreement, we propose mediation: faster, cheaper and less draining than litigation.

  • Family mediation
  • Civil and commercial mediation
  • Pre-litigation negotiation
  • Enforceable settlement agreements

Criminal, employment and administrative law

Matters we handle directly or together with trusted associate lawyers, with the client informed at all times of who is involved.

  • Defence and private prosecution in criminal proceedings
  • Economic offences, fraud and misappropriation
  • Dismissals, wage claims and employment conciliation
  • Administrative appeals and judicial review
  • Claims before the Regional Tax Tribunal (TEAR)
  • Appeals before the High Court of Justice (TSJ)

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