WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE, ARBITRATION AND ALL MAJOR BRANCHES
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WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE, ARBITRATION AND ALL MAJOR BRANCHES
When a dispute cannot be settled around the table, it has to be won in front of a judge — and then enforced. At Kallas Law Firm we represent individuals and companies in civil and commercial litigation before the Lebanese courts, and we see a favourable judgment through to the money in hand. Clients abroad rely on us to pursue and defend claims in Lebanon without having to be present themselves.
Case assessment and strategy. Before we file or respond, we tell you honestly where a claim stands — the legal basis, the evidence you will need, the realistic outcomes, and the cost and time involved — so that the decision to litigate is a commercial one, not a leap in the dark.
Court representation. We act for claimants and defendants in contractual disputes, company and shareholder disputes, commercial agency and distribution claims, unpaid invoices, tort and liability claims, and the full range of civil and commercial matters that come before the ordinary courts. A litigator carries a case through every instance it reaches — court of first instance, court of appeal, and the Court of Cassation — and we conduct the matter end to end rather than handing it off at each stage.
Urgent and provisional relief. Many disputes are won or lost before trial. We seek the interim measures that protect your position while the case runs — precautionary attachments over the opponent’s assets, summary-procedure (référé) orders, and other provisional relief that keeps a judgment from being hollow by the time it is issued.
Settlement and negotiation. Litigation is leverage, not an end in itself. Where a negotiated exit serves you better than a judgment, we negotiate from a position of strength and document the settlement so that it holds.
Pre-litigation recovery. For unpaid debts we start with formal notice and demand, and where the debt is established by a cheque, an acknowledged instrument, or a clear contract we move quickly to the procedure that recovers it fastest — including direct enforcement where the law allows it.
Obtaining judgment. Where the debt is contested, we obtain a judgment establishing it, and we secure the debtor’s assets early through precautionary attachment so there is something left to collect when the judgment is final.
Enforcement through the Execution Department. A judgment is only as good as its enforcement. We act before the Execution Department (الدائرة الإجرائية) to enforce judgments, cheques, mortgages, and other enforceable instruments — attaching and selling assets, garnishing bank accounts and receivables, and pursuing the steps that turn a paper victory into payment.
Cross-border creditors. We frequently act for creditors outside Lebanon — diaspora clients and foreign companies — recovering debts owed by Lebanese debtors and enforcing entitlements locally on their behalf.
Not every dispute is resolved in the ordinary civil courts, and where a matter is better handled in a specialised forum we tell you so and act there. For arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution, see our Arbitration in Lebanon page. Disputes over property and co-ownership fall under Real Estate; insolvency and creditors’ proceedings under Bankruptcy; and matters with a criminal dimension — such as bad-cheque or breach-of-trust complaints that run alongside a civil claim — under Criminal Law in Lebanon. We coordinate across these tracks when a single dispute touches more than one.
Whether you are bringing a claim, defending one, or trying to collect on a debt that has gone unpaid, the sooner we are involved the more options you have — especially when securing the other side’s assets early can decide whether a judgment is worth anything. Contact us for a candid assessment of your dispute.