Dispute resolution

Our experience includes litigation before the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Justice, the State Council, and before judges and appeal courts of the administrative and civil jurisdictions. 

Litigation

The firm’s litigation services include acting as counsel on (i) administrative procedures (contractual, environmental, regulatory, penalties, tax, and mining royalties), (ii) commercial law controversies (corporate, commercial contracts) (iii) constitutional challenges to laws and legal challenges to administrative decisions, (iv) disputes concerning fundamental constitutional rights (tutela actions) and collective rights (popular actions). 

The firm has represented clients in multiple lawsuits related to administrative acts (annulment and restitution of rights), port concessions, mining rights, environmental licenses, public utilities, public procurement, financial regulation, telecommunications, and infrastructure.

We have worked on “direct reparation” cases arising from damages caused by public entities, and in tort law.

Palacios Lleras has successfully undertaken judicial reviews challenging existing laws and other general rules creating taxes.