Administrative disputes are those disputes in which at least one of the parties is a public authority, and the conflict arose either from the issuance of an illegal administrative act or from the failure of the authority to resolve a request regarding a right or a legitimate interest within the legal term or from its unjustified refusal to resolve such a request.

In this matter, disputes are initiated by a preliminary complaint followed, in most cases, by a judicial action. The litigation aims at the cancellation of the illegal administrative act and the damage repair, whether material or moral.

The success of an administrative dispute, whether it concerns the cancellation of a building permit or of another illegal administrative act, depends on the correct understanding, interpretation and application of specific legislation. Therefore, disputes should be entrusted to a lawyer specialized in administrative law.