Albania & Italy

• Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages caused by the careless provision of the service
• Compensation for pecuniary damages as a result of a violation of the reasonable trial time limit of the case by the Courts
• Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages caused by fraudulent publications related to the person
• Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages caused by fraudulent publications related to the product
• Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages resulting from unfair competition
• Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages resulting from unfair use of the brand or its counterfeit
• Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages caused by the exercise of dangerous activities
• Non-pecuniary damages resulting from a violation of personality or reputation, breach of the right to a name, and violation of respect for privacy

Establishment and organization of Companies, Controlled Companies, Branches, and Representation Offices (assisting and monitoring the whole process until the moment of their registration at the National Business Center NBC)

• Drafting Company Statute, Internal Regulations, Code of Conduct
• Consulting for the governing bodies of the Corporate Governance
• Merger and Acquisition (M&A)
• Corporate Management
• Assisting during the process and procedure of Company liquidation
• File for bankruptcy proceedings of the Company
• Representation in court for commercial disputes (capital, quotas, shares) between the partners, the governing bodies of the companies.
• Internationalization of Companies (Albanian companies in the context of their internationalization, as well as foreign companies and investment funds that aim to invest in Albania).

The Law Firm assists Companies, administrators, partners, shareholders, and individuals in negotiation and drafting, in Albanian, Italian, and English, of national and international agreements/contracts, starting from LOI, NDA, general terms and conditions, special clauses, and arbitration clauses.

• International Trade Agreement for the sale of goods (according to CISG)
• Franchising
• Joint Ventures
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Agency
• Venture
• Leasing (financial leasing)
• Transport
• Spedition
• Supply
• Distribution
• Sale of Real Estate
• Sale of quotas, shares of Companies

Representation in the trial, in any court level (First Instance, Appeal, High Court) regardless of the quality of the party, plaintiff, defendant, third person, until the execution of the final decision

Civil Cases

• Drafting a claim/lawsuit /counterclaim /declaration of defense.
• Judicial representation in civil matters
• Recognition of the authenticity and non-authenticity of the document
• Claim for Monetary recovery/Unjust Enrichment
• Disputes arising from legal or testamentary succession
• Enforcement of judgment of foreign states before domestic courts
• Requesting the reasonable time limit for the trial (from the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, the High Court)
• Request to speed up the procedures for adjudicating the case.
• Filing request for the issuance of the writ of execution.
• Objection of the Voluntary / Compulsory Execution Order
• Drafting Request for the Constitutionality of court decisions, pursuing the case before the Constitutional Court
• Drafting request to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), pursuing the case until a decision is taken by the ECHR.

Administrative Cases

Objection to administrative acts, annulment/null and void/ amendment partially or completely of the act, the obligation of the administrative body to perform an administrative action, related with:

• Disputes arising from individual administrative acts, acts normative bylaws, which have violated a legitimate right or interest
• Disputes arising from public administrative contracts (concessions, Public-Private Partnership PPP)
• Disputes that arise due to illegal interference or inaction of the administrative body, which has violated the rights and interest of legal entities
• Disputes in the field of labor relations, civil servants, state employees who have special regulation (disciplinary measures, unfair dismissal, dismissal, damages caused by employees).

Criminal Cases

Representation of the case from the moment of detention and prison custody, prosecution investigations, sending the case to trial until a final court decision.

• Pursuit of the process of prosecution investigations
• Request for change of security measure
• Request for termination of security measure
• Representation in the trial (first instance, Appeal, High Court) on various criminal cases
• Drafting criminal charges
• Objection to the decision of the prosecutor not to initiate proceedings
• Objection to the decisions of the Court for the dismissal of the case

Labour Case

• Disputes related to termination of employment
• Determining the discrimination exercised by the employer against the employee (for reasons related to gender, race, religion, political beliefs, education, etc.)
• Disputes arising from collective dismissal as a result of restructuring
• Objection of disciplinary measures.
• Disputes related to salary and salary supplements
• Request for payment of overtime, night work and holidays, payment of overtime pay for high-risk work, payment of antidotes, for work performed away from residence, payment of salary supplements for employees who hold scientific titles.

Family Law

• Announcement of marriage in the Civil Offices of Republic of Albania, for marriages abroad
• Enforcement of judgment to enter into or dissolve the marriage in Albania or abroad
• Marriage Dissolution
• Alimony (spouses between them, parent to child and child to parent)
• Change in the amount of alimony
• Judicial Authorization to dispose of the child’s property
• Termination of parental rights
• Judicial acknowledgment of paternity.

Property Case

• Disputes arising from ownership and property titles, acquired by Law No. 7501 “On Agricultural Land”, Law “On legalization, urbanization, and integration of illegal constructions”, Law “On Restitution and Compensation of Land to Former Owners”.
• Release and delivery of the item by illegal possessors
• Disputes arising from real estate sales contracts, enterprise contracts, as well as lease contracts.
• Disagreement between co-owners’ property
• Real Estate division
• Winning prescription with the title and without title
• Expropriation of private property for public interests

The objection of customs duties and post-clearance recovery raised by economic operators or individuals

• Objection to the goods’ regime before the customs authority or the court.

“Muja & Associati” law firm offers its service for disputes arising over trademarks and domain names, models, patents, know-how, trade secrets, copyright, geographic indicators, industrial designs, unfair competition, copyright and fraudulent and comparative advertising at both judicial and extrajudicial levels, protecting their moral and property rights.

The Law Firm assists its clients in any intellectual property disputes (before the competent national, European, and international administrative and judicial authorities), unfair competition, personal data protection, fraudulent and comparative advertising (before the ordinary judiciary, Competition Guarantee Authority, and Market and the Advertising Self-Adjustment Jury).

The activity in the field of brand protection is also associated with that realized in the market competition sector, and above all in the areas of unfair competition and antitrust discipline, concerning the protection of corporate brands.

Registration of patents, trademarks, and copyrights and legal actions for their protection.

A.D.R. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

“Muja & Associati” Law Firm offers services to its clients, Albanian or foreign private companies, assisting them in resolving disputes with Mediation or Arbitration.

Having awareness of business needs, in agreement with the client, we try to reach an out-of-court agreement with the other party, to avoid long time and high costs of litigation.

The possibility of using these instruments as alternative dispute resolution allows for a faster and more effective conflict resolution and greater confidentiality.

Enforcement of the tribunal awards in domestic courts. Enforcement of the mediation agreement in Court. Motion for the annulment of an arbitral award before a domestic court. Request for the issuance of the writ of execution.

“Muja & Associati” law firm offers legal advice in various areas of law. Based on the experience and expertise of its staff, after performing certain due diligence of the situation, legislation, and relevant facts, it offers accurate, careful, and correct legal advice.