Businesses and individuals deal with public authorities every day, for licences, permits, tenders, inspections and sanctions. The decisions of these authorities can have a direct impact on investments and operations.
We advise clients in their dealings with public authorities and represent them in administrative proceedings. Our work covers licences and permits, public procurement and concessions, regulatory procedures, administrative fines and sanctions, expropriation, and actions for annulment and compensation before administrative courts.
Scope of services
- 01Licences, permits and authorisations
- 02Public procurement and tender procedures
- 03Concessions and public-private partnerships
- 04Regulatory procedures and investigations
- 05Administrative fines and sanctions
- 06Expropriation and zoning matters
- 07Actions for annulment and full remedy actions
- 08Representation before administrative courts
- 09Any other administrative law matter
How we work
We follow administrative procedures closely from the first application, so that the record supports the position of the client if a dispute arises. When a decision must be challenged, we act within the deadlines and build the case on both procedural and substantive grounds.
Frequently asked questions
Administrative decisions can generally be challenged through administrative objections or before administrative courts. The applicable deadlines are usually short, so the decision should be reviewed as soon as it is notified.
A full remedy action is a claim for compensation for damage caused by an act or action of the administration. It may be brought alone or together with an action for annulment, depending on the applicable law.
Deadlines for objections and lawsuits against administrative decisions are usually short and start from the notification of the decision. The decision should therefore be reviewed immediately.
Courts may order a stay of execution where the decision is clearly unlawful and its execution would cause damage that is difficult or impossible to remedy. Such a request is usually filed together with the lawsuit.
Depending on the applicable rules, the bidder may file a complaint with the contracting authority, apply to the review body and, if necessary, bring a lawsuit. Strict deadlines apply at every stage.
Yes. Where an act or action of the administration causes damage, compensation may be claimed through the appropriate administrative and judicial procedures, subject to the conditions of the applicable law.