Litigation

We conduct civil and commercial cases before the district, regional and appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Cassation: claims for receivables and penalties, contract disputes, corporate disputes, and property, family, succession and employment cases. We stay with the case from the filing of the claim to the enforcement of the judgment, including interim measures and enforcement proceedings. We also have experience in managing portfolios of receivables and recovering them through order-for-payment and ordinary proceedings.

We also represent clients in arbitration of commercial disputes — institutional and ad hoc — from drafting the arbitration clause and the statement of claim through to the award, and in proceedings to set aside awards and to recognise and enforce foreign arbitral awards in Bulgaria.

In administrative cases we challenge acts of state and municipal authorities before the administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court — refusals and revocations of residence and work permits, decisions of regulators and supervisory bodies and other administrative refusals — and appeal administrative penalty notices. We also bring damages claims against the State and municipalities under the State and Municipalities Liability for Damage Act. We represent clients in the administrative proceedings themselves — before the Migration Directorate, the National Revenue Agency, the Registry Agency, municipalities and the Commission for Personal Data Protection — because a well-run file often makes litigation unnecessary.

We work from Sofia and represent clients before courts and authorities throughout Bulgaria, filing electronically through the Unified e-Justice Portal where possible. We develop the strategy together with the client and revisit it at every stage. Where negotiation or mediation can achieve a better result than a judgment, we recommend it.

Civil and commercial cases and arbitration

• Commercial and contract disputes
• Claims for receivables and penalties
• Order-for-payment proceedings
• Corporate disputes
• Property and succession cases
• Employment disputes
• Family cases
• Interim measures
• Enforcement of judgments
• Arbitration proceedings
• Setting aside and enforcement of arbitral awards
• Cassation appeals

Administrative cases and proceedings

• Appeals against administrative acts
• Refusals and revocations of residence and work permits
• Decisions of regulators and supervisory bodies
• Appeals against penalty notices
• State and municipal liability claims
• Representation in administrative proceedings