Areas

VALERIANO HERNÁNDEZ ABOGADOS is a law firm of general practice, and it handles all kind of cases.

Some examples are mentioned below.

Civil Law

VALERIANO HERNÁNDEZ ABOGADOS provides services in all areas of Civil Law, such as personal rights, family law, ownership rights, conveyancing, inheritance law and all types of contract law.

We also advise on civil law matters that are related to other branches of the law, such as administrative law (special rights of ownership, town and country planning, foundations, etc.), and new or interdisciplinary areas of law, such as biotechnology.

Company Law

Within this field, our areas of expertise include participation in all types of business operations as well as the drafting of all types of contracts.

This comprises matters such as company law, including mergers and acquisitions, director's liability, etc.; law related to promissory notes, bills of exchange, etc., legislation applicable to creditors, receivership and liquidation, banking law, stock market and insurance regulations, contracts relating to new technologies, competition law, intellectual and industrial property law, maritime law, consumer rights, product liability, etc.

Criminal Law

In criminal cases, we deal in particular with matters of a financial nature, such as fraud, forgery, tax evasion, corporate “white collar” crime as well as criminal activities related to town and country planning, etc.

However, we also deal with environmental crimes, the right to privacy and honour, crimes against the worker’s rights, medical negligence and most other crimes with a few exceptions.

Administrative Law

We provide legal advice and defence in all matters whether through administrative or contentious-administrative processes.

As the list of examples is endless, we would just mention such areas as contracts, licenses and administrative concessions, state liability, powers of supervision and penalisation, public health, public works, town and country planning, energy and the environment, civil service, etc.

Our clients include various public bodies in the central administration and others, such as town councils, universities, public sector companies, etc.

Tax Law

We provide legal advice and defence in all types of fiscal proceedings and in relation to all forms of taxation, whenever the situation involves a legal imput and a certain level of complexity.

Labour Law

Our law firm provides legal services and undertakes proceedings in the Employment Courts in a wide range of matters of this nature: individual and collective dismissals, labour contracts, contracts for high level management, harassment, etc. We also deal with proceedings against the Social Security System and other bodies with powers in this field.

European Union Law

VALERIANO HERNÁNDEZ ABOGADOS provides services in specific areas of European Union Law, such as State aid, the European civil service, freedom of movement and establishment, European Competition Law, etc.