VJS

We primarily seek to resolve disputes between family members amicably, through negotiation or agreement.

The services we offer in this area include:

• drafting private wills
• drafting agreements on lifelong support, agreements on support until death, agreements on the distribution of property during the lifetime of the testator, and all other inheritance-related agreements
• drafting prenuptial or marital agreements
• initiating divorce proceedings
• regulating parent-child relationships
• arranging property relations related to divorce
• initiating probate proceedings on behalf of heirs before competent domestic and foreign authorities
• gathering information on the assets of the deceased within and outside the Republic of Croatia, etc.
• representation in probate proceedings

This area covers the following services:

• representation and consulting in public procurement procedures
• preparation and analysis of tenders and other forms of public procurement
• analysis and opinion on the application of concession rules
• analysis and preparation of concession documentation for obtaining concessions
• representation and consulting in concession award procedures
• representation and consulting in concession disputes and mediations

Enforcement is a procedure for the forced collection and enforcement of claims based on enforcement and credible documents carried out by courts and notaries public.

The services we offer include:

• drafting proposals for enforcement, representation in enforcement proceedings (enforcement on real estate, enforcement on movable property, declaration of enforcement as inadmissible, postponement of enforcement, temporary and preliminary measures, issuance of payment orders)
• drafting legal remedies against enforcement orders
• drafting objections from third parties
• drafting proposals for counter- enforcement
• representation in enforcement proceedings for the collection of monetary claims

The services we offer in this area include the following:

• drafting and analysis of all types of civil law contracts (for example: sales contracts, lease contracts, rental contracts, construction contracts, work contracts, loan contracts, pledge contracts, guarantee contracts, etc.)
• consultation in the conclusion of legal transactions and contracts
• participation/representation in negotiations during the conclusion of legal transactions
• consultation in the conclusion of construction contracts, implementation of construction projects, and resolution of construction disputes
• preparation, drafting, and submission of claims for compensation (e.g., for injuries from falls, workplace injuries, dog bites, breach of contractual obligations, traffic and maritime accidents, etc.)
• representation in court proceedings in the field of compensation for damages
• submission of claims for compensation to insurance companies and representation before insurance companies
• representation in recourse proceedings
• representation in public procurement proceedings
• preparation of legal opinions

Legal relations concerning real estate are often complex because property owners, co-owners, and possessors have not regularly maintained accurate records of property rights and land registry arrangements over time.

This area encompasses the following types of services offered by our law firm to our clients:

• legal assistance in real estate transactions
• obtaining data and analysing the legal status of real estate in cadastres and land registries, as well as analysing the actual condition of the real estate
• drafting preliminary agreements and sale and purchase contracts for real estate
• harmonization of land registry and cadastral status of real estate
• representation in all types of land registry proceedings
• conducting individual correct procedures
• legal support during the process of buying or selling real estate in the Republic of Croatia
• drafting contracts related to the acquisition or encumbrance of real estate (e.g., donation contracts, establishment of mortgage rights contracts, construction contracts, etc.)
• partnership agreements related to real estate
• legal counselling, drafting, and analysis of all types of obligatory contracts
• implementation of enforceable judgments, contracts, court and out-of-court settlements through land registries
• division of property - drafting division agreements, declarations, and co-ownership agreements
• • representation in proceedings related to:
  
  • disturbance of possession
  • establishment of necessary passage
  • establishment of servitude of way
  • establishment of usufruct
  • boundary regulation
  • determination of ownership rights
  • civil division of real estate

We represent parties in all types of administrative procedures conducted before administrative bodies and organizations in the Republic of Croatia (municipalities, cities, ministries, tax administration, customs administration, etc.).

Services include:

• drafting administrative complaints
• drafting appeals against decisions made in administrative proceedings
• representation before public procurers
• representation in tax and customs audit proceedings
• realization of status rights, etc.

When establishing an employment relationship, special attention should be paid to the content of the employment contract and to effectively regulate the general acts of the employer that govern the employment relationship.

The services we offer in the field of employment law include the following:

• we provide companies with a complete service of personnel, legal, and administrative services if they do not have them structured within the organizational framework of the company
• drafting employment contracts and managerial contracts, as well as all other documents regulating the employment relationship
• preparation of work regulations and other general acts in the field of employment law
• consultation and assistance in implementing occupational health and safety measures
• legal advice in all aspects of employment relationships (establishing employment relationships, termination of employment contracts, temporary employment, protection of pregnant women, parents, and adoptive parents, protection of workers temporarily or permanently unable to work, working hours, workers' material rights, redistribution of working time, posting workers abroad, etc.)
• consultation regarding employment, obtaining work permits, temporary and permanent residence permits for foreigners
• representation in employment disputes

Commercial law is a set of legal rules that regulate subjects of commercial law (corporate status law or company law) and legal transactions of commercial law (contractual commercial law). Commercial law relating to commercial contracts with corporate law constitutes a single entity.

Our law firm, among other things, offers the following services related to commercial law and corporate law:

• conducting all legal actions in the establishment of all forms of commercial companies, including preparation and drafting of documentation for the establishment of a commercial company and status changes of commercial companies (preparation of all acts and regulations of commercial companies, such as articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, statute, etc.)
• legal advice on all types of status changes in commercial companies (increase and decrease of share capital, changes in membership, etc.)
• establishment of branches, mergers, acquisitions, and divisions of companies
• conducting due diligence procedures of commercial companies
• drafting and analysis of all types of commercial contracts
• consultation regarding ownership/management rights in a commercial company
• consultation regarding the liquidation of a commercial company
• acquisition of shareholding companies
• securities market law
• representation in disputes within the jurisdiction of Commercial Courts
• legal support in the preparation and conduct of general meetings, meetings of the supervisory or management board of the company
• legal advice regarding the exercise of management and property rights of members of a commercial company
• legal advice for members of the company, management board, and supervisory board regarding their civil and criminal liability
• legal advice in pre-bankruptcy settlement proceedings and bankruptcy proceedings
• preparation of claims in bankruptcy proceedings
• consultation on possibilities and methods of realizing claims
• representation in all types of proceedings for the forced judicial and extrajudicial collection of claims

In addition to legal consulting, we can provide our clients with a wide range of other services from various fields, including:

• services of court interpreters (French, English, German, Italian, Serbian, Hebrew, Czech, etc.)
• opening and managing bank accounts
• consulting and business plan development
• business support in investments
• GDPR compliance
• intellectual property matters
• tax consulting in collaboration with tax experts
• financial consulting in collaboration with financial experts
• accounting services in collaboration with accounting firms
• collaboration with domestic and international notary offices
• collaboration with law firms in France, Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Austria, and Germany
• collaboration with employment agencies for job placement and temporary employment