Acquisition of property
- We help our local and foreign clients to acquire a real estate in Armenia such as land, house, apartment and business property.
- We do due diligence of the potential property by verifying with the State Cadastre Committee the current legal state and the prior history of the property.
- We negotiate with landlords and sellers on all matters involving sale and purchase transactions including compatibility of documentation to Armenian laws.
- We help our clients to register property with the State Register and obtain full ownership right in accordance with laws and regulations of Armenia.
- We litigate on behalf of our clients in domestic courts and international tribunals on all matters concerning acquisition and sale of property.
- Our clients are local citizens and companies, resident and non-resident foreign organizations, diplomatic missions.
Construction permits
We have a long history in assisting our clients involved in a construction business for obtaining construction permits from local municipal and government bodies for construction of houses, buildings, business premises and other structures to be used for various profitable and non-profitable activities. The scope of legal services include:
- drafting of complex paperwork for obtaining construction permits from authorities,
- legal representation in the hearings with administrative bodies for paperwork examination,
- representation before administrative bodies and courts in challenging the refusal of the permits,
- contract drafting and appearance before public notary for notarization of the contract,
- assistance in challenging decisions of bodies carrying out inspection of construction norms.
Residential property disputes
Our residential property dispute services include:
- Recovering property from unlawful possession/occupiers.
- Disputes with owners of neighboring properties over boundaries, easement, trespass of property, nuisance and adverse possession.
- Lease extension or termination.
- Search and due diligence of property.
- Property damage and compensation/reparation claims
- Breach of contract.
- Disputes with municipal bodies and utility companies.
- Condominium disputes.
Expropriation of property by the State
We represent physical and legal entities against the State (or private entities delegated by the State) in the legal proceedings on expropriation of a private property for overriding public needs. We also represent our clients before the national courts and international tribunals in expropriation proceedings. The services include administrative proceedings, litigations, mediation and settlement of the disputes. In 2020, the law firm, in cooperation with a foreign partner organization, conducted a comprehensive Survey of the domestic practice of thee expropriation of properties in the "North Avenue" area of Yerevan from 2002 and 2008 which gave rise to a huge public protest movement and a large number of litigations and class action cases in the national courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Our law office had a number of successful judgments in this courts such as the TADEVOSYAN v. Armenia, no. 69936/10, ECHR, 16/05/2019).
Antitrust and Antimonopoly Practices
We consult our foreign clients on and protect their interests against unfair antitrust and antimonopoly practices. This includes also protecting the interests of local clients in foreign countries where they experience disproportionate interference by state or private actors into their business activities. In 2016, the law office did an extensive survey of anti-competition legislation with the partner organization Armenian Software LLC to provide a comparative view of the compatibility of the anti-competition legislation of Armenia with international norms.