Litigation and Annulment Actions

Suspension, correction and administrative fine decisions of the Advertising Board are administrative acts subject to judicial review. We bring annulment actions against Advertising Board decisions before the administrative courts, and represent your company at the appeal stages before the Regional Administrative Court and the Council of State.

How is an action brought against an Advertising Board decision?

Annulment actions against Advertising Board decisions are brought before the administrative court. Under the Administrative Procedure Law, the time limit is sixty days from notification of the decision. The first-instance judgment can be appealed to the Regional Administrative Court, and that court’s decision can be appealed to the Council of State.

The action addresses together the documents substantiating the claims in the advertisement, the shortcomings in the Board’s reasoning and the proportionality of the sanction. Bringing an action does not automatically suspend enforcement of the decision; a stay of execution must be requested.

Scope

• Conducting litigation against Advertising Board decisions
• Bringing annulment actions against Advertising Board decisions before the first-instance courts, and representing companies before the Regional Administrative Court and the Council of State
• Preparing requests for a stay of execution

How We Work

1. Reviewing the decision, its reasoning and the investigation file
2. Assessing whether to bring an action and request a stay of execution
3. Drafting the statement of claim and filing it in time
4. Conducting the first-instance proceedings
5. Conducting the appeal and cassation stages