Public and Administrative Law

Settlement of disputes between the State and individuals, before the Administrative Authorities and the Administrative Courts

PUBLIC & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Our Office deals with the legal support of cases relating to the settlement of disputes between the State and individuals, before the Administrative Authorities and the Administrative Courts, of all degrees of jurisdiction (Council of State, Administrative Courts, Court of Auditors). Our experienced associates are able to respond to the modern developments of administrative law, as formulated by relevant case law.

Main areas of specialization:

Tax Law: Administrative appeal before the Directorate of Dispute Resolution(GGDE)- complaint – application for the suspension of execution before the Regular Administrative Courts against tax assessment deeds, cases of Municipal Taxation and immutability (real estate tax, cleansing and lighting tax and Tax on properties with electric services)

Public Procurement Law: Preliminary ruling before the Authority for the Assessment of Preliminary Rulings [AEPP], application for the annulment – intervention  in the course of the pre-contractual phase, application for the revocation – intervention before the Court of Auditors for the verification of the legality during the choice of contractor process,  disputes in enforcement proceedings, lawsuit for contractor’s payment

Zoning Ordinance Law and Energy Law: Application for the annulment of regulatory or administrative acts

Law on the Civil Servants: Application for the annulment against the decision in selection of Directors, Staff regulations of tenured employees, appeal-lawsuit regarding disputes of salary scale – benefit payments –educational leaves

Laws of Health-regulated establishments: Granting of authorization – appeal-application for suspension against the revocation of the authorization to operation

Cases of quarrying and mining legislation: Administrative appeal, appeal, application for suspension before Regular Administrative Courts against tax assessment deed, revocation of an operating license etc, issues about: tender of public-municipal mining companies, environmental rehabilitation, municipal taxation etc

Cases of authorizations to engage the occupation: Restrictions to be engaged in the occupation, particular categories of port and land dockworkers and truck operators, registration process with the National Register of Dockworkers

Social Security Law: Pension requirements, applications for the granting of oldage-death-invalidity pensions, administrative petition before the competent social security bodies, appeal for the annulment of the decision rejecting the complaint, appeal against the decision for the return of overpaid pensions-benefits and applications for the suspension of the demand of payment, lump sum ‘haircut’, ’haircut’ of  Judges’ pensions, employers’  contributions and contribution concerning building works, Subsidy programs of employers’ contributions

Eminent Domain Law: Revocation of non-completed appropriation, amendment of zoning design, determination of the appropriation’s unit price, acknowledgment of the appropriation’s beneficiary, handling the process for the adoption of an amending implementing act and annexation of a land’s part to the adjacent land

Environmental Law: Disputes arising during the approval process of Environmental Impact Statement [EIS], disputes arising after the decision to impose a fine for breach of environmental legislation, particular matters such as Management Plans of water resources, Special Framework of Land planning services and sustainable development in aquaculture