Administrative Litigation in Tenerife & Fuerteventura
Fines, licences and public decisions — appealed in time, argued properly.
The Administration can be wrong — and can be told so.
What we handle
- Appeals against fines and sanction decisions
- Licences for activity, works and openings
- Planning, urbanismo and land classification
- Expropriations and fair-price challenges
- Patrimonial liability when public action harms
- Administrative silence turned into action
- Public procurement and contract disputes
- Contencioso-administrativo court appeals
Fines, refusals, silence: public decisions feel final, but almost every one carries an appeal with a deadline. We catch both.
We represent citizens and companies before the town halls, the Canary Government and the State: administrative appeals, licences and planning, sanctions, expropriations and patrimonial liability when public action causes damage. Local knowledge is decisive here — the counters, the files and the officials are the same ones we deal with weekly.
The judicial phase runs before the contencioso-administrativo courts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. But most matters are won — or lost — in the administrative phase before that, where deadlines are short and silence has legal meaning.
Three stories we hear every week.
"The town hall denied our licence after eight months of silence."
"A public works project damaged our premises."
"The fine is unfair, but appealing looks like more trouble than paying."
How we work
Olga Caballero
Founder & Lawyer — Costa Adeje · CorralejoAdvising international clients across the Canary Islands since 1998, in person and by video. Administrative files are argued by the lawyer who knows the counters: the same person drafts the first appeal and, if needed, stands in the contencioso court.
Español · English · Deutsch · Русский · ItalianoFive languages spoken in-house — and live-translated video for five more.
Olga Caballero Martel · Colegiada nº 2805, Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Las Palmas.
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Administrative — what clients ask first.
How long do I have to appeal an administrative decision?
Typically one month for administrative appeals and two months for the judicial route — counted precisely and lost quickly. The first thing we check on any resolution is its notification date.
What is administrative silence?
When the Administration simply does not answer within its deadline, the law assigns the silence a meaning — sometimes approval, sometimes a refusal that opens the appeal route. Knowing which applies to your file changes everything.
Can I claim compensation from a public body?
Yes — patrimonial liability covers damage you had no legal duty to bear, from public works to defective services, claimed within one year of the damage. The evidence has to be built carefully; the principle is well established.
Is it realistic to win against the Administration?
Courts annul public decisions every week — over procedure, proportionality or plain error. What is decisive is arriving in time, with the file properly argued from the first appeal: that file is what the judge later reads.
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A fine, a refusal, or months of silence from the Administration?
Book a consultation in person or by video — a clear, honest reading of your case in your own language, and a plan and fee agreed before any work begins.