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All areas of law
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People looking for a lawyer in Barcelona are rarely doing it out of curiosity. There is a court summons, a dismissal, a divorce, an inheritance or a contract that has gone wrong, and someone needs to explain clearly what can be done and take care of the matter from start to finish.
At R. Sánchez Abogados, each case is handled by a lawyer who works in that area of law. Law is a very broad field, business law included, and a generalist cannot cover everything. That is why our law firm works with teams by practice area and coordinates them when a problem touches several branches at once, such as a dismissal with consequences for Social Security or a separation that affects the family home and the family business. We support clients in Barcelona and its metropolitan area in all kinds of legal proceedings, both personal and business.
We act for individuals, families, self-employed people, small and medium-sized businesses and companies from different sectors who want practical solutions. You will get clear information about your matter, direct contact with your lawyer and the technical knowledge of each area of law working for your interests, from the first call until the matter is closed.
In Barcelona, law firms are organised by practice area. Choose the area of your enquiry. If you are not sure which branch of law your problem belongs to, tell us about it and we will point you in the right direction.
Defence of the person under investigation from the first summons or arrest, assistance at the police station and the duty court, fast-track trials, and acting as private prosecutor if you are the victim of a crime. We handle, among others, cases of gender-based violence, sexual offences and fraud.
Services: Drink driving · Breaking into a home · Concealment of assets · Misappropriation · Money laundering · Clearing a criminal record · Bribery and corruption · Reckless driving · Tax crime · Cybercrime · Corporate crimes · Extortion · Negligent homicide · Assault and threats · Urgent criminal defence · Robbery and theft · Drug trafficking
Money claims, breaches of contract, civil liability and lawsuits before the courts of first instance in Barcelona. In the broad sense, civil law also covers matters such as inheritance and divorce, which we deal with in their own areas.
Services: Division of jointly owned property · Medical negligence · Debt recovery · Hidden defects
Dismissals, unpaid wage claims, workplace harassment, workplace accidents and changes to working conditions. We file the conciliation request (papeleta de conciliación) and go with you to the conciliation hearing and the trial.
Services: Workplace accidents · Workplace harassment · Complaint to the Labour Inspectorate · Collective dismissal (ERE) · Dismissals · Substantial change to working conditions · Conciliation request (papeleta)
Residence and work permits, roots permits (arraigo), visas, family reunification, Spanish citizenship, and appeals against refusals and expulsion proceedings.
Services: Family roots permit (arraigo familiar) · Social roots permit (arraigo social) · Training roots permit (arraigo socioformativo) · Employment roots permit (arraigo sociolaboral) · Spanish citizenship · Family reunification · Residence permit renewal · EU family member residence card · Visas
Divorces by mutual agreement and contested divorces, parenting plans, child custody, child maintenance, modification of court-ordered measures and stable partnerships.
Services: Divorce · Child custody · Child maintenance · Legal separation
Wills, declaration of heirs, division of the estate, claims for the forced share (legítima) and family disputes over an inheritance, applying Catalan civil law.
Services: Inheritance tax · Wills
Leases, unpaid rent, evictions, property purchases and sales, and disputes in homeowners’ associations.
Services: Rentals · Buying and selling a home · Homeowners’ associations · Evictions · Mortgage foreclosure
Claims for compensation for injuries and damage, and negotiation with the insurer.
Services: Whiplash
Permanent and temporary disability, the medical tribunal, retirement and appeals against decisions of the INSS (the national Social Security institute).
Services: Permanent disability · Medical tribunal
Sanctions and fines, business activity and building licences, planning law and administrative court appeals.
Services: Business activity licences · Administrative appeals · Planning and urban development
Setting up companies, commercial contracts, disputes between partners, business transfers, corporate transactions, capital increases and insolvency proceedings. We also advise start-ups from the birth of the project and through its growth, including the entry of new partners or investors.
Services: Insolvency proceedings (concurso de acreedores) · Commercial contracts · Company law · Business transfers
Requests from the Tax Agency (Hacienda) and the Tax Agency of Catalonia (Agència Tributària de Catalunya), appeals, and tax planning for individuals and businesses.
Services: Wealth tax · Beckham Law
Claims against companies over unfair terms, defective products and misleading advertising.
Mortgages, revolving credit cards, unlawful charges and badly sold banking products.
Services: IRPH mortgage index · Revolving credit cards
We study whether you can cancel your debts under the Second Chance Law (Ley de Segunda Oportunidad) and support you through the whole procedure.
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Catalonia has its own civil law, and in many matters that changes the rules. A lawyer who works in Barcelona every day takes it into account from the start:
The sooner you tell us, the more room we have
You can talk to your lawyer by phone, WhatsApp, email or at an appointment in the office. Accessibility is part of a good service: if you have a question, you know who to call.
Before we start you will know how we will work, what steps your matter involves and what the quote is, in writing.
Each case is handled by a lawyer from the relevant area. More than 40 professionals and a coordinated team across Barcelona, Madrid and our other offices in Spain.
An office in Barcelona and offices in Madrid, Seville, Málaga, Córdoba and Mallorca. If your matter goes beyond Catalonia, we keep handling it.
Besides Barcelona city, we act for clients from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Sabadell, Terrassa, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Cornellà or Mataró. You can come to the office or handle the whole matter by video call.
The office is in the Eixample district, a few minutes’ walk from Passeig de Gràcia station, with good public transport access from anywhere in the Catalan capital. Book an appointment to meet your lawyer or ask for a video call.
In Barcelona, large firms, focused mainly on corporate transactions, coexist with law firms that deal with the problems of individuals and small businesses. To choose well:
Criminal, civil, employment, immigration, family, inheritance, property, traffic accidents, Social Security, administrative, business, tax, consumer, banking and the Second Chance Law (personal debt relief).
At Rambla de Catalunya, 66, 5th floor, 08007 Barcelona. We are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 20:00, by appointment.
It is not essential. You can handle the whole matter by phone, email and video call.
Yes. In inheritance, the marital property regime, divorces with children and stable partnerships, we work with the Civil Code of Catalonia.
Yes. We advise self-employed people, small and medium-sized businesses and companies on employment, commercial, tax, civil and criminal matters.
A short explanation of what happened and, if you have it, the main documents. If you do not have them, we can still get started.
After we have studied your case and before we start. We give it to you in writing in the engagement letter (hoja de encargo), together with the work included and the timeline. It depends on the complexity and the stages of the procedure, which is why we do not give figures without knowing the matter.
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