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Law office

Dijana Brezak and Zrinka Grabas

 

LEGAL OPINIONS, COUNSELLING AND REPRESENTATION

We are specialized in various practice areas and we cover the entire scope of legal requirements of our client. The goal of an attorney is always the same, to find the most practicable and most efficient solution. Our approach is professional and competent, aimed at personal contact with our clients.

Besides physical persons, numerous craftsmen and independent professionals, as well as legal entities recognized the environment and effort invested into their files, which resulted in resolved cases.

Besides services of legal representation, legal counselling and drafting of contracts from all practice areas, we provide certified translations by sworn court interpreters for Italian and Slovenian language.

We are subscribed to relevant legal publications and have a diverse expert library. We are attempting to provide our clients with complete services through cooperation with sworn court interpreters, public notaries, tax experts, auditors, court experts and other associates.

We communicate with our clients on Croatian, Italian, English and Slovenian language and, if necessary, we use services of sworn court interpreters for other languages.

 

Dijana Brezak

  • Education
    • University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law
  • Work experience
    • 2019., attorney in Law office Dijana Brezak and Zrinka Grabas
    • 2009., attorney in Law office Zdravko Baburak, Dijana Brezak and Zrinka Grabas
    • 2002., attorney in Law office Zdravko Baburak and Dijana Brezak
    • 1997., attorney trainee at Zdravko Baburak, attorney-at-law
  • Foreign languages:
    • Italian - sworn court interpreter for Italian language
    • English

Zrinka Grabas

  • Education
    • University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law
  • Work experience
    • 2019., attorney in Law office Dijana Brezak and Zrinka Grabas
    • 2009., attorney in Law office Zdravko Baburak, Dijana Brezak and Zrinka Grabas
    • 2004., attorney in Law office Zdravko Baburak and Dijana Brezak
  • Foreign languages:
    • Slovenian - sworn court interpreter for Slovenian language
    • English

 

 

PRACTICE AREAS

LABOR LAW

Labor law includes legal relations between employers and employees. Protection of labor rights is the basis for protection of constitutional and social rights of any employee and person.

We provide legal advice to both employers and employees; assist them in drafting of general enactments, collective agreements, safety at work and resolution of individual and collective labor disputes.

LABOR LAW

Legal services include:

  • Legal counselling of employers / employees in respect to rights and obligations arising from employment;
  • Administration and organization of employment;
  • Administration of employment: drafting and verification of labor contracts, termination and cancellation of employment;
  • Drafting of general enactments (for instance, rules of employment);
  • Representation of employees in labor disputes;
  • Representation of employers in labor disputes.

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INHERITANCE LAW

Law on Inheritance stipulates general principles that apply to inheritance law. This is an extremely important area of law that each individual encounters at least once in a lifetime and within the scope of which disputes among family members often occur. In order to avoid misunderstandings and unnecessary legal proceedings, we advise our clients to stipulate inheritance relations.

INHERITANCE LAW

This includes:

  • Representation in inheritance and ascertaining proceedings,
  • Drafting of contracts on disposal and distribution of assets during lifetime,
  • Legal consultations and advising.

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REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY LAW

Most people are unaware of extreme importance of the land registry. If your right is not registered, it does not exist. We are assisting you in protection of your rights. We provide legal counsel and representation in proceedings relating to transfer of ownership of real estate and registration in the land registry.

REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY LAW

Most frequently, legal services and counselling include:

  • Drafting of motions for registration of ownership and other property rights (construction rights, mortgages, servitude),
  • Filing of clearance claims,
  • Representation in land registry proceedings,
  • Investigation of continuity of ownership,
  • Obtaining of necessary documents for registration of property rights,
  • Legal consultations and advising.

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CIVIL LAW

Civil law stipulates a wide spectrum of areas that govern social relations of economic significance of legal entities on the basis of legally relevant actions. The basis of civil law is free and autonomous will of persons who stipulate their mutual legal relations in accordance with their own intentions and requirements.

CIVIL LAW

We are offering a range of legal services, especially the following:

  • Drafting of contracts (purchase agreements, bestowal agreements, agreements on lifelong support …),
  • Compensation of damages,
  • Neighboring disputes,
  • Protection of possession,
  • Land registry law,
  • Inheritance cases,
  • Division of property.

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FAMILY LAW

In the area of family law attorneys provide legal assistance in numerous practice areas, especially in the field of property claims such as, for instance, obligation to support parents, spouses, children, stipulation of property union of future spouses and extramarital partners, etc. Family law attorneys also provide clients with legal advices in respect to foster parenting, adoption, custody and other forms of state or private intervention in upbringing of children.

FAMILY LAW

Divorce and termination of extramarital partnership:

  • Drafting of motions for consensual divorce,
  • Drafting of claims for divorce or annulment of marriage,
  • Stipulation of property relations between spouses after termination of marriage and extramarital partnership.

Legal relations between parents and children and measures for protection of rights and welfare of children:

  • Maternity / paternity determination / disputes,
  • Child custody,
  • Realization of personal relations with a child and other relatives,
  • Representation in cases for denial of right to parental care

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CRIMINAL AND PETTY OFFENCE LAW

Expert defense criminal lawyer is necessary first of all due to intensity of consequences of a conviction. In spite of that, many defendants in criminal proceedings do not retain a lawyer since they believe they would be able to successfully defend themselves in front of court. Besides, frequent changes and amendments of criminal laws have been daily occurrence in the past several years, which does not contribute to legal protection. Only properly and expertly trained lawyer with competent knowledge of legislation, who represents a client from the moment of initiation of proceedings, is a guarantee that a person won’t be convicted due to own errors during proceedings.

CRIMINAL AND PETTY OFFENCE LAW

Criminal law covers mostly the following practice areas:

  • Precriminal proceedings,
  • Criminal proceedings,
  • Petty offence proceedings,
  • Execution of criminal sanctions,
  • Extradition proceedings.

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COMMERCIAL LAW

We provide legal counsel to domestic and foreign legal entities during all stages of their commercial activities. We provide legal counsel in respect to selection of organizational form, incorporation of new companies and branch offices. We provide legal counsel and assistance in drafting of various types of commercial contracts and participate in negotiations while entering into such contracts. Also, we are analyzing legally relevant facts and estimate probability of success of our clients in accordance with their potential claims and represent clients in commercial disputes and alternative venues of dispute resolution.

COMMERCIAL LAW

We are especially highlighting the following services in respect to commercial law:

  • Selection of most suitable form of commercial companies,
  • Drafting of documents necessary for incorporation of commercial companies
  • Incorporation of commercial companies and other legal entities,
  • Representation in court registry proceedings,
  • Restructuring, winding up and bankruptcy of commercial companies,
  • Counselling and drafting of documents necessary for management of commercial companies.

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ENFORCEMENT LAW

Enforcement law is a set of legal rules that govern enforcement proceedings on the basis of valid and enforceable and authentic documents and securing of claims. Enforcement proceedings are initiated by creditors and securing of claims by submitters of motions.

Means of foreclosure and securing of claims are enforcement actions, i.e. actions aimed at securing of claims or a system of such actions aimed at enforcing or securing of claims.

Object of foreclosure or securing of claims are assets and rights that legally may be subject to foreclosure or securing of claims.

ENFORCEMENT LAW

We are especially highlighting the following services in respect to enforcement law:

  • Motion for initiation of foreclosure proceedings, representation of creditors in foreclosure proceedings,
  • Complaints against foreclosure orders, representation of debtors in foreclosure proceedings,
  • Securing of claims by interim and preemptive measures,
  • Third-party complaints (a person that claims existence of rights on object of foreclosure that prevent foreclosure may raise a complaint requesting to declare foreclosure on such object illegal,
  • legal remedies in foreclosure proceedings.

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BANKRUPTCY LAW AND WINDING UP OF COMPANIES

Bankruptcy law stipulates proceedings, position, rights and obligations of participants in prebankruptcy and bankruptcy proceedings. We are providing legal counsel in respect to legal consequences of prebankruptcy, bankruptcy and winding up of companies. We are preparing documentation and help to clarify the course of the said proceedings. We are providing advice as how to terminate commercial activities in accordance with the law and at minimum cost.

In order to provide you with the best possible service, we suggest contacting our office with relevant documentation and specific questions.

BANKRUPTCY LAW AND WINDING UP OF COMPANIES

We are especially highlighting the following services in respect to bankruptcy law:

  • Motion of debtor or creditor for initiation of prebankruptcy proceedings,
  • Motion of debtor or creditor for initiation of bankruptcy proceedings,
  • Filing of claims in prebankruptcy and bankruptcy proceedings,
  • Legal representation in prebankruptcy and bankruptcy proceedings.

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS

Numerous and various areas of life are associated with administration. Relation between the state and citizens is not the same: physical persons or legal entities that require services that are provided by the state are always „the weaker party“ and therefore must be specially protected. Parties in administrative proceedings must always be allowed to provide their representations in respect to all facts, circumstances and legal issues that are relevant to resolve administrative matters. For that purpose our law office provides clients with legal assistance at all stages of various administrative proceedings.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS

We are especially highlighting the following services in respect to administrative proceedings:

  • Regulation of status of foreign nationals in the Republic of Croatia,
  • Obtaining of residence and work permits for foreign nationals,
  • Representation in proceedings in front of tax authorities,
  • Obtaining of various permits (for instance, construction permits),
  • Proceedings in front of social welfare centers,
  • Proceedings in front of inspection services.

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CONTACT AND WORKING HOURS

Tel/fax: +385 (0)1 615 47 23

E-mail: info@law-big.com

Dijana Brezak: dijana.brezak@law-big.com

Zrinka Grabas: zrinka.grabas@law-big.com

 

Web : http://www.law-big.com

 

Working hours

Monday – Thursday 9:00 – 17:00

Friday 9:00 – 15:00

 

With prior arrangement and in accordance with client's needs, it is possibly to schedule a meeting outside of regular working hours.

 
 

Where are we?

Law office Dijana Brezak and Zrinka Grabas, Strojarska cesta 2, 10000 Zagreb