ZL Attorneys · Selected work
Notable Cases
Complex disputes. Clear perspective.
Explore the challenges, the work and the outcomes behind selected client matters.
From cross-border recoveries to commercial litigation, each case sets out our role, the outcome and its limits.
Banking & recovery
Two matters in focus
Our historical work for account holders in the FCIB and ePassporte matters.
Banking litigation
FCIB: recovering frozen funds
Firm-reported recovery of many millions of British pounds. A historical 75% order concerned one account holder’s balance, rather than an overall recovery rate.
Firm-reported recovery experience
Payments & recovery
ePassporte: recovering client funds
The firm reports helping hundreds of clients worldwide recover many millions of US dollars. The approximately 95% figure does not imply identical recovery for every account holder.
Firm-reported recovery experience
The wider practice
More selected matters
Selected cases with positive outcomes for our clients. Each case explains the result and its scope.
Employment & pensions
Defending a pension claim on appeal
The appeal left the dismissal intact after the claimed pension election was not established.
Dismissal upheld on appeal
Employment & pensions
Defending a pension scheme transition
Governing documents, accrued rights and consultation evidence supported dismissal of the challenge.
Dismissal upheld on appeal
Public & administrative law
Challenging a public service reassignment
An unsupported change of duties was annulled. A separate salary-classification request still required a decision.
Reassignment annulled on appeal
Maritime & transport
Defending a lost-cargo claim
The claims failed on their merits, although the carrier’s jurisdiction objection was rejected.
Claims dismissed; jurisdiction objection rejected
Commercial litigation
Enforcing commercial payment obligations
A first-instance order required payment, interest and costs. Subsequent collection is not established.
First-instance payment order
Property litigation
Seeking repayment of a property deposit
A summary repayment order and protective attachments supported the purchaser-side parties. Collection is not established.
Summary repayment order; attachments maintained
Inheritance & estates
Establishing entitlement to estate proceeds
Estate auction proceeds recorded as USD 450,000 were allocated to the client. A separate request for payment remained necessary.
Estate proceeds allocated to client
Commercial leases & property disputes
Protecting a landlord’s five-year lease renewal
Early-termination permission was overturned and a five-year renewal upheld for the landlord. NAF 9,000 was monthly contract rent; no damages or costs were awarded.
Early termination refused; lease renewal upheld
Employment & pensions
Defeating a pension-transfer injunction
A represented pension fund defeated all interim transfer and indexation claims. Each party bore its own costs; possible full merits questions remained open.
Interim claims dismissed
Inheritance litigation
Estate division agreement upheld
The court ordered the agreed estate division, authorized notarial implementation and dismissed the opposing counterclaim.
Estate division ordered at first instance
Commercial litigation
Guarantee judgment upheld on appeal
The creditor’s judgment survived the appeal, with contractual interest upheld and appellate costs awarded.
Creditor’s judgment affirmed on appeal
Commercial litigation
Enforcing a loan and guarantee
A payment judgment awarded NAf 2,121,443.54 plus contractual interest and litigation costs. Payment received is not established.
Principal and guarantee payment awarded
Commercial litigation
Securing a commercial payment judgment
NAf 36,281.77 plus statutory interest and a separate daily payment were awarded. Collection and the final daily-payment total are not established.
Principal and daily payment awarded
Commercial litigation
USD 273,500 interim payment order
A default interim judgment awarded USD 273,500 plus interest and assessed costs. Extrajudicial collection costs were refused; receipt is not established.
USD 273,500 plus interest awarded
Commercial litigation
Payment order in summary proceedings
A default judgment awarded USD 5,915 plus interest, a separate USD 887.25 and assessed costs. Subsequent receipt is not established.
Payment awarded in default summary proceedings
Case summaries provide general information. Results depend on each matter’s facts, evidence and procedural position. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results. Photographs are illustrative and do not depict the case parties, property or proceedings.
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- FCIB: recovering frozen fundsPhoto by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash
Illustrative office architecture; not FCIB premises or a location from the proceedings.
Photo license - ePassporte: recovering client fundsPhoto by Leeloo The First on Pexels
Illustrative digital-payment photograph; the cards and computer are unrelated to ePassporte or the clients in the matter.
Photo license - Defending a pension claim on appealPhoto by Cht Gsml on Unsplash
Illustrative photograph. Calculator, notebook and reading glasses on a desk. Photo by Cht Gsml on Unsplash.
Photo license - Defending a pension scheme transitionPhoto by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash
Illustrative photograph. Glass jar of coins with a small green plant. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash.
Photo license - Challenging a public service reassignmentPhoto by Deliberate Directions on Unsplash
Illustrative photograph. Bright unoccupied office with desks, a printer and a window. Photo by Deliberate Directions on Unsplash.
Photo license - Defending a lost-cargo claimPhoto: Olga Subach / Unsplash
Illustrative image: cargo handling at Barcelona, Spain; not the shipment or port involved in this case.
Photo license - Enforcing commercial payment obligationsPhoto: Mauro Lima / Unsplash
Illustrative image: a commercial streetscape in Aruba; the pictured businesses and people are unrelated to the case.
Photo license - Seeking repayment of a property depositPhoto: Tierra Mallorca / Unsplash
Illustrative image: model house and keys, not the property involved in the dispute.
Photo license - Establishing entitlement to estate proceedsPhoto by Jakub Żerdzicki on Unsplash
Illustrative financial records; not the estate documents or proceeds from this case.
Photo license - Protecting a landlord’s five-year lease renewalPhoto by Bradley Andrews on Unsplash
Illustrative photograph of an empty office; not the shop premises or a location involved in this lease dispute. Photo by Bradley Andrews on Unsplash.
Photo license - Defeating a pension-transfer injunctionPhoto by PNW Production on Pexels
Illustrative pension-planning photograph; the calculator, pen and notebook are unrelated to the client or proceedings.
Photo license - Estate division agreement upheldPhoto by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels
Illustrative document-review photograph; these are not the estate agreement, case papers or people involved in the proceedings.
Photo license - Guarantee judgment upheld on appealPhoto by Trent Erwin on Unsplash
Illustrative document-review workspace; not the guarantee, case records or premises involved in the proceedings.
Photo license - Enforcing a loan and guaranteePhoto by Benjamin Child on Unsplash
Illustrative business meeting room; not premises or proceedings from this case.
Photo license - Securing a commercial payment judgmentPhoto by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash
Illustrative commercial meeting room; not the building or parties involved in this case.
Photo license - USD 273,500 interim payment orderPhoto by freestocks on Unsplash
Illustrative photograph of a clock and desk accessories; not a deadline or documents from this case.
Photo license - Payment order in summary proceedingsPhoto by Aaron Lefler on Unsplash
Illustrative calculation photograph; not documents, figures or records from this case.
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