Litigation and Arbitration

Filipov & Beleva Law Firm has many years of experience in providing litigation and arbitration services.

We believe it is in our clients’ best interest for disputes to be resolved swiftly and efficiently through negotiation and settlement. When out-of-court resolution is not possible, you can rely on our extensive professional experience in all types of judicial, enforcement and arbitral proceedings.

Our team successfully undertakes litigation in commercial, corporate, family, inheritance and employment disputes, as well as matters concerning intellectual property, protection of ownership rights and others.

Our services

Filipov & Beleva offers the following services in the field of litigation and arbitration:

• Legal assistance and representation in proceedings in court disputes before all judicial instances;
• Representation and defence in arbitration disputes before the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other ad hoc arbitral institutions;
• Legal assistance and representation in security proceedings to secure future claims, including the registration of attachments and the freezing of the debtor’s bank accounts;
• Representation in enforcement proceedings for the recovery of receivables;
• Legal defence in order-for-payment proceedings;
• Representation and defence in administrative cases;
• Representation and defence in criminal cases, including at the pre-trial stage;
• Legal defence and assistance in obtaining a European Account Preservation Order against debtors’ bank accounts in EU Member States;
• Legal defence and assistance in obtaining a European Certificate of Succession under Regulation (EU) No 650/2012;
• Legal assistance in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court and arbitration judgments in the Republic of Bulgaria;
• Drafting arbitration agreements, selecting arbitration rules and arbitrators, and enforcing arbitral awards;
• Legal advice and assistance in the out-of-court settlement of legal disputes;
• Conducting mediation procedures for the extrajudicial resolution of disputes.