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Practice Areas

We are proficient across

all areas of law.

 

All Archer & Associados lawyers hold a solid academic background in Legal Science and possess in-depth knowledge of the various branches of Public and Private Law, mastering the fundamental doctrine and rules of Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Administrative Law. This solid academic background, together with their relevant professional experience, enables them to practise classic generalist law — both preventive, providing legal advice and drafting contracts and other documents commonly used in extrajudicial practice, and litigious.

With regard to forensic representation, Archer & Associados lawyers act in the following jurisdictions:

Civil Jurisdictions

  • Actions relating to the validity and interpretation of any civil or commercial contracts;
  • Debt collection proceedings;
  • Contractual and non-contractual civil liability actions;
  • Specified and unspecified interim injunction proceedings;
  • Actions concerning property rights and other rights in rem;
  • Actions concerning inheritance law and judicial and extrajudicial estate division;
  • Divorce proceedings and division of assets following divorce;
  • Any actions and proceedings relating to labour matters;
  • Enforcement proceedings for the payment of a fixed sum or for the performance of an act.

Criminal Jurisdiction

  • Defence of defendants in criminal proceedings falling under the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Courts, covering the investigation, judicial inquiry and trial stages, with particular emphasis on the experience of several of the Consortium's lawyers in defending clients in large-scale criminal cases tried before Collective and Jury Courts
  • Defence of defendants in criminal proceedings falling under the jurisdiction of the Local Criminal Courts, covering the investigation, judicial inquiry and trial stages;
  • Representation of victims/assistants in criminal proceedings of any nature, covering the investigation, judicial inquiry and trial stages.

Administrative Jurisdiction

  • Actions and interim injunction proceedings challenging administrative acts;
  • Actions and interim injunction proceedings challenging administrative law rules;
  • Actions to compel the performance of administrative acts and to protect rights, freedoms and guarantees;
  • Actions and interim injunction proceedings challenging tax and social security acts;
  • Objections to tax enforcement proceedings.