Law office Cakarovska exists more than 25 years and has its seat in Skopje.
law office employs several attorneys at law and associates, in charge of different areas of law, which are constantly facing different challenges in a pleasant work environment. The founder of the law office is Danche Cakarovska, an attorney at law, licenced representative for protection of IP rights before the State office of IP and registration agent before the Central Registry of Macedonia, with more than 25 years of legal experience.
Law office Cakarovska offers to the clients a complete legal service in different areas of law, particularly in the interpretation and application of laws falling within the area of business law and company law. Our services are ranging from technical administrative work to complex contracts and judicial proceedings. Moreover, our law office is among the few in Macedonia which has represented more than 800 legal and natural persons before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, with high percentage of success. We also have the required permits and licenses to represent our clients before the Central Registry of Macedonia and the State Office of IP, and we aim to do most of the work with the institutions electronically, which enables us to provide a swift service to the clients.
Our commitment to the promotion and development of legal services allowed us to become a recognizable brand, both in the country and abroad. What makes us recognizable and different from the other law offices, is the application of high corporate culture in our work and the practice of high moral and ethical values. Our main mission is satisfied and pleased customer, which can be achieved through diligence and dedicated work in the best interest of the client.
The trust given to us by many national and international clients and their recommendations speak themselves for our successful work and our experience. Unfortunately, we are unable to disclose our clients on our web-page, because of the general marketing restrictions imposed by the Macedonian Bar Association. Of course, on your request, together with our official offer, we can provide you with a list of our national and international clients and recommendations.
Our activities are carried out on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, and in case of contracts with international element we have established cooperation with foreign law offices. We provide our services in Macedonian and English, and for other languages we cooperate with official court translators.
Servicers
Business law
Our commitment to maintain and develop wide areas of work, enables us to offer legal services to the companies every aspect of their work, as well as to offer legal advices, opinions and analyses for corporate governance.
We specialize in making a comprehensive assessment of the possible legal risks related to the corporate status, assets, contracts, securities, intellectual property etc. of a company, a process known as Legal due diligence. Such a process enables a company to improve its negotiating position with other parties, for example in case of M&A, but also helps in identifying, managing and avoiding the risks arising from the everyday course of business.
Representing companies in business negotiations and drafting of business (B2B) contracts, such as mergers and acquisitions, business cooperation and Joint Venture Contracts is another specialty of our law Office. These contracts often have a foreign element, and because of this we draft them in accordance with European and international standards, having in mind the law of international organizations and EU law. We are among the few law offices in Macedonia which have knowledge in European business law and this enables us to offer to the clients a secure, complete and long-term solution, even when it comes to complex contracts with foreign element.
In addition to such contracts, we offer legal opinions for already concluded contracts and legal opinions regarding the current legal regulation, as well as representation before a court in case of a contractual dispute.
Having in mind that many everyday business activities are regulated by law, many companies decide that we should act as their permanent external legal counsel for all legal and business issues that they face during their work, regardless of whether those companies have their in-house counsel or not. With this, the companies are always certain of the legality of their actions and guarantee themselves a better position in relation to their competitors. This constitutes the so-called process of corporative management, where we act as counsel in all the phases of the existence of one company – from making the initial investment, system of management bodies of a company, to consulting regarding corporate finances by using different legal and financial instruments. In the present, we act as permanent external legal counsel to the biggest companies from the information, book, food and truck industry in Macedonia.
Trade Law
Our law office has many years of experience when it comes to business ventures, mergers and acquisitions of domestic companies by foreign investors, incorporation of companies, company’s statutory amendments (accession, merger and division of companies) and reorganization of companies, VAT registration, opening of bank accounts, incorporation of subsidiaries and other activities required for starting with business and improvement of the work of a company. Most of these activities are conducted before the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia, and for conducting them a Registration agent’s licence is needed. Our law office has such a licence since 2007.
Moreover since 2013, part of the procedures before the Central Registry are conducted electronically, and our law office is fully technically equipped and trained for this, which leads to lower costs and swift completion of the procedures.
We also have many years of experience when it comes to termination with the business activity, regardless of whether it is a voluntary termination with a liquidation or forced termination with a bankruptcy. In both cases we use all available legal tools for a secure and proper termination of the business activity of the company. On the other hand, we have great success in representing creditors who have claims against а company in bankruptcy.
One of our specialisations in this area of law, is the internal corporate management of a company. This entails decisions of a company which regulate the relations between the partners/shareholders, rights of minority shareholders, decisions for a major business deals, for transfer of a share, for the company acquiring its own shares, for changes in the constitutional documents of a company, etc. We provide these services on a daily basis to the biggest and most notable companies from the truck, information, book and food industry in Macedonia.
When it comes to trade law with a foreign element, our la office has participated in few acquisitions of national companies by foreign ones, establishing subsidiaries and branch offices of foreign companies. Ona of the most notable experiences in this area is the establishment and the continuous provision of services to one of the biggest foundations of USAID in Macedonia, which acts in the area of entrepreneurship. We have successful cooperation with this foundation to this day.
The resolution of trade disputes is another important area that our law office practices. We represent our clients in court proceedings, which include different types of disputes before the courts of all instances. During the years, our team has acquired valuable experience, and it can swiftly deal with complex trade disputes.
Labor Relations
Law office Cakarovska provides legal services in all spheres of labour law. Our services cover drafting of employment contract and management contracts which are in accordance with international standards and practices, drafting of general acts of a company (Rulebooks for work, disciplinary procedures, systematization of job positions etc.), Statutes and other constitutional documents of a company and decisions concerning labour relations. Also, we offer registration of the employment and its termination in front of all relevant institutions.
For the needs of our foreign clients, we often conduct the procedure for obtaining Work permits and Employment of foreign citizens, as well as obtaining Work permits for posted workers.
In addition, we provide services related to the interpretation of laws, consultations in the field of labour law in relation to the rights and obligations of the employers and employees, employment of persons through state measures for support of employment, participation in the procedure for lowering the number of employees due to business reasons, as well as conducting the disciplinary procedure for establishing the employee’s disciplinary liability
Intellectual Property rights protection
IP is of crucial importance for companies, because it is a method of attaining market recognition. Law office Cakarovska has great knowledge and experience in this area and offеrs various services for achieving the desired result.
As а registered agent for protection of IP rights, Law office Cakarovska offers services for protection and realisation of those rights. This includes counselling regarding the protection of ideas, concepts, know-how, trademarks and patents, trade names and copyrights, including their registration by submitting an application before the competent institutions and conducting the procedure for their registration. Having in mind the temporal validity of these rights, we constantly follow their development and, after consulting with the client, we renew their protection.
Especially in the area of registration of trade marks, our law office has more than a decade of experience, including successfully conducted procedures for protection of trade marks, for which the State Office of IP initially considered that they ‘are not distinctive enough’ and protection of trade marks before the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO.
Apart from protecting IP rights before state institutions, those rights can also be protected through contracts. For this purpose, we draft various contracts, such as a contract for protection of copyright, a clause for protection of trade marks in a contract for business cooperation, as well as a contract for transfer of IP rights.
However, even when all preventive measures have been taken, IP rights can be infringed, and in such a case we offer innovative and strategic solutions and we use numerous legal instruments for removing the violation, such as а cease and desist letter, a settlement, a law suit, etc. Our law office has an outstanding percentage of successfully resolved disputes when it comes to IP, especially disputes which involve an infringement of trade mark rights.
Construction
Our law office offers complete service when it comes to construction, from the initial moment of concluding a construction contract, until the moment of obtaining an occupancy permit. We have experience in drafting and concluding construction contracts, as well as joint ventures for construction.
We also participate in procedures for legalisation of illegally built objects and in expropriation proceedings.
Меѓу другото, нашата адвокатска канцеларија нуди и услуги кои се состојат од толкување на законските прописи, советување во областа на работните односи во поглед на правта и обврските на работодавачите и на работниците, вработување на лица со помош на мерки за поттикнување на вработување, учество во процесот на намалување на бројот на вработени од деловни причини, како и спроведување и водење на дисциплински постапки за утврдување на дисциплинска одговорност на вработениот.
Collection of claims
It often happens that one party of a contract is left without its share of the deal. For dealing with this situation, we offer two types of measures: preventive and repressive.
When it comes to preventive measures, these include various legal means, such as background check of the contractual party, drafting of a pre-contract, inserting an enforcement clause in the contract, etc. We are specially trained for drafting of contracts for insurance of claims, contracts for securing of claims, and counselling regarding factoring. The main purpose of these measure is to lower or eliminate the risk of breaching what has been agreed. Because of this, we always advise that these measures are included, and of course adjusted to the specific circumstances of the case.
When it comes to repressive measures, we conduct the procedure for obtaining a decision which permits enforcement on the basis of credible document – payment order. For efficiently conducting this procedure, we cooperate with notaries and enforcement agents competent for different areas of Macedonia. If this procedure reaches the competent court, we use all legally available means in order to conclude that procedure swiftly and in favor of the client, as well. In this area we have considerable amount of skills and experience, acquired through the submission of few hundreds payment orders on a monthly basis, as representatives of one telecommunication operator in Macedonia.
On the other hand, we submit objections to payment orders, in case one party considers that the request of the other is unfounded. Having in mind the large amount of payment orders, we are very well acquainted with the procedure and the evidence, which as well gives us an advantage in the procedure for objection to a payment order.
Property
Property rights belong to an area, which if not properly regulated, can lead to significant problems in business operations, but also in everyday life. Because of this, it is important that property rights and relations are regulated by a contract, and for this purpose our law office drafts various contracts of this type, such as a purchase contract, a contract for gift, an exchange contract, a lease contract, a contract for division of property during marriage, etc.
Our contracts are comprehensive and well-founded, which eliminates the risk of disputes later on. Also, in accordance with the latest changes in the law, real estate purchase contracts or movable item purchase contracts with value over 10.000 euro, must be drafted by an attorney. In case of regarding property rights, we have experience in court representation in cases of infringed property rights or possession, as well as other real rights.
Family and inheritance law
This area of law regulates sensitive and intimate areas of life. Having this in mind, our law office conducts these procedures with a high level of confidentiality and trust towards clients. This implies that all measures are taken in order for the procedure to be concluded swiftly, peacefully and with ease, and the same time to come to a long-term and legally well-founded solution.
We conduct the procedures for divorce of marriage, amicably or with a law suit, property disputes after the dissolution of marriage, custody over minors, guardianship and adoption. For regulating the vague property relations which occur during marriage, we draft contract for regulating property rights during marriage.
From the area of inheritance law, we obtain all the required documents and conduct the inheritance proceedings before the competent institution and draft wills and contracts for division of property between heirs.
Law on obligations
Law office Cakarovska has decades of experience when it comes to drafting and implementing of all kinds of contracts between two or more parties. Regulating the relations between the parties before undertaking any activity is essential both for efficient implementation and for lowering the risk of disputes. Because of this, we insist that the parties sign a contract and for this reason we draft various contracts from the area of, business cooperation and , as well as contacts for deed, for servitude, for deposit, for licence, for commission, for representation, for cession, for compensation, etc. but also unnamed contracts for specific circumstances, such as factoring and franchise.
Also, we offer legal services when it comes to over a certain matter, with the goal of protecting the interests of the client and fulfilment of what was agreed. In this area of dispute resolution, we have a significant percentage of won court cases and successfully concluded out-of-court settlements.
Moreover, we have successfully pleaded in cases where no written contract has been concluded between the parties. However, concluding a contract in the legally required form before engaging in any business activity is always beneficial.
Court representation
The fact that we have been legal counsel of many natural persons and well-known companies speaks itself for our experience in representation before the courts in Macedonia. In addition, the high percentage of won cases and satisfied clients speaks itself for our efficient work, expertise and skills.
The knowledge we have when it comes to court proceedings (civil, administrative and criminal) is a result of everyday professional work and constant monitoring of the jurisprudence and the amendments and additions in the laws. We do all of this to better protect the interests of our clients. Also, we regularly attend seminars, with the goal of exchanging opinions and gaining skills, as well as proposing ideas for improvement of the Macedonian legal system.
This enables us to use all available means in the proceedings and come to a judgment which is favourable for the client.
In the area of dispute resolution, our law office is one of the few which has a high percentage of cases won before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. We prepare the submissions and conduct the proceedings before the ECtHR with special motivation and dedication, since they are concerned with the protection and respect for basic human rights and freedoms. Therefore, if you consider that your rights, such as the right to a fear trial within a reasonable time or the right to property, are infringed, and all domestic remedies have been exhausted, we would gladly take your case to Strasbourg and do our best to protect your rights before this international court.
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Данче Чакаровска
Основач - Адвокат
Aдвокат, лиценциран застапник за заштита на правата од индустиска сопственост и регистрационен агент пред Централниот Регистар на РМ. Таа е експерт во деловно, трговско и трудово право. Како основач, таа ја координира работата на другите адвокати и вработени, но во исто време е лично вклучена во секој случај и секое дејствие на канцеларијата.
Aдвокат, лиценциран застапник за заштита на правата од индустиска сопственост и регистрационен агент пред Централниот Регистар на РМ. Таа е експерт во деловно, трговско и трудово право. Како основач, таа ја координира работата на другите адвокати и вработени, но во исто време е лично вклучена во секој случај и секое дејствие на канцеларијата. Редовно застапува клиенти пред домашните и меѓународните судови во случаи од поголема вредност. Таа исто така составува договори, посебно оние од поголема вредност и со меѓународен елемент. Поконкретно, нејзина специјалност се договори за вработување, менаџерски договори и меѓународни договори.
Никола Кировски
Адвокат
Задолжен за застапување на клиентите пред судовите и други државни органи, давање консултантски услуги од сите области на деловното работење, како и во областа на работното право, корпоративното управување, граѓанско право, стопанско право, даночно правo итн.
Исто така, има искуство во составување на авторски договори, како и заштита на авторските права и другите сродни права пред судовите на Р.М., како и како и заштита на човековите права пред Европскиот суд за човекови права во Стразбур, Франција.
Помеѓу поважните искуства се вбројуваат положен испит во 2008 год. за Застапник за заштита на правата од индустриска сопственост пред Државниот завод за индустриска сопственост на Македонија, учество во 2016 год. на обука за помирување на работни спорови за добивање Лиценца за помирувач во работни односи, како и други соработки и учества на проекти и конференции во областа на правото.
Никола Пљаков
Адвокат
Задолжен за застапување на нашите клиенти пред судовите и други државни органи, давање консултантски услуги од областа на деловното работење, трговско право, граѓанско право, финансово право а особено од казненото право.
Дамјан Гроздановски
Адвокат
Aдвокат, лиценциран застапник за заштита на правата од индустиска сопственост и регистрационен агент пред Централниот Регистар на РМ. Таа е експерт во деловно, трговско и трудово право. Како основач, таа ја координира работата на другите адвокати и вработени, но во исто време е лично вклучена во секој случај и секое дејствие на канцеларијата.
Aдвокат, лиценциран застапник за заштита на правата од индустиска сопственост и регистрационен агент пред Централниот Регистар на РМ. Таа е експерт во деловно, трговско и трудово право. Како основач, таа ја координира работата на другите адвокати и вработени, но во исто време е лично вклучена во секој случај и секое дејствие на канцеларијата. Редовно застапува клиенти пред домашните и меѓународните судови во случаи од поголема вредност. Таа исто така составува договори, посебно оние од поголема вредност и со меѓународен елемент. Поконкретно, нејзина специјалност се договори за вработување, менаџерски договори и меѓународни договори.
Цветанка Костова
Приправник
Задолжен за застапување на клиентите пред судовите и други државни органи, давање консултантски услуги од сите области на деловното работење, како и во областа на работното право, корпоративното управување, граѓанско право, стопанско право, даночно правo итн.
Исто така, има искуство во составување на авторски договори, како и заштита на авторските права и другите сродни права пред судовите на Р.М., како и како и заштита на човековите права пред Европскиот суд за човекови права во Стразбур, Франција.
Помеѓу поважните искуства се вбројуваат положен испит во 2008 год. за Застапник за заштита на правата од индустриска сопственост пред Државниот завод за индустриска сопственост на Македонија, учество во 2016 год. на обука за помирување на работни спорови за добивање Лиценца за помирувач во работни односи, како и други соработки и учества на проекти и конференции во областа на правото.
Филип Гроздановски
Основач - Адвокат
Задолжен за застапување на нашите клиенти пред судовите и други државни органи, давање консултантски услуги од областа на деловното работење, трговско право, граѓанско право, финансово право а особено од казненото право.
Activities
Having in mind the practical experience which our law office has, and due to the network of contacts which we have created during the years, we often receive invitations for lectures and seminars from different organisations, associations and other hosts of seminars and trainings. Considering the element of social responsibility of our law office, we gladly accept such invitations and we try transfer our knowledge to new generations. Such seminars are in the area of law, entrepreneurship and accounting. Also we gladly accept offers for columns and articles in newspapers, legal journals and web sites.
Below are part of our activities in this field.
