Disclaimer and terms of use
WEBSITE DISCLAIMER AND TERMS OF USE
These Terms govern use of the website in accordance with applicable law and do not restrict nonwaivable statutory rights.
The content is general information, not individual legal advice, a guarantee of outcome, or automatic acceptance of an engagement. Visiting the website or sending an inquiry does not, by itself, establish an attorney–client engagement. Receipt of information may nevertheless give rise to statutory confidentiality and personal-data protection duties.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The website provides general legal information, not a substitute for individual advice and a review of the documents in a specific matter. It does not guarantee a particular outcome, uninterrupted technical availability, or the applicability of every publication to every set of facts.
Liability limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law. Liability for intentional misconduct or gross negligence is not excluded or limited in advance, as provided by Article 94 of the Bulgarian Obligations and Contracts Act.
Nothing in these Terms displaces the attorney’s mandatory professional duties, responsibility for an accepted engagement, applicable personal-data rules, or nonwaivable consumer rights. Judicial remedies and statutory complaint and oversight procedures remain available.
Visitors should not take procedural action solely on the basis of a general publication without checking the applicable law, deadlines, and specific facts.
NO GUARANTEE OF OUTCOME
Every case is individual. ATTORNEY IVANOV’s publications, memberships, and nominations described on this website do NOT guarantee the outcome of your case. Past results do not determine future outcomes.
ACCURACY AND AVAILABILITY
Reasonable efforts are made to maintain accurate and current information, but publications are not exhaustive and cannot cover every subsequent legislative or judicial development. The applicable version of the law must be determined for each case, including by reference to the date of the relevant facts.
Links to external websites are provided for reference. Attorney Ivanov does not control their content or guarantee uninterrupted access. A link does not, by itself, endorse every item on the external website.
Material inaccuracies may be reported to the published email address. This section is subject to the limitations stated in “Limitation of Liability” and does not displace professional responsibility for an accepted engagement.
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
External services and websites are operated by their respective providers under their own terms. Attorney Ivanov does not guarantee their continuous operation or compatibility with every device. This does not exclude liability that applicable law does not permit to be limited in advance, or any applicable duties as a personal-data controller.
COMMENCEMENT OF REPRESENTATION. CONFLICT CHECKS AND CLIENT IDENTIFICATION
For a voluntary engagement, Attorney Ivanov ordinarily accepts work following express written acceptance, a signed Legal Defense and Assistance Agreement, and full advance payment of the agreed initial fee or advance. A power of attorney is required where necessary for the assigned actions.
These are the practice’s contractual engagement conditions, not an exhaustive statement of every legal basis for representation. They do not displace mandatory rules on appointed counsel, oral authorization permitted in a court hearing, or other statutory exceptions.
A conflict-of-interest check precedes acceptance. Identification and anti-money-laundering measures apply where the law requires them and to the activities within its scope, subject to the rules protecting professional confidentiality and defense work.
Sending initial information or documents does not, by itself, constitute an accepted engagement or guarantee legal analysis. Confidentiality and lawful personal-data processing duties do not depend solely on signing an agreement or making payment.
COMMUNICATION
Because of ATTORNEY IVANOV’s substantial professional workload and continuing commitments, if your telephone call is not answered, you should leave a voicemail message. ATTORNEY IVANOV will contact you when possible if he considers it necessary.
ATTORNEY IVANOV does NOT answer calls from withheld numbers or communicate with anonymous persons.
If calling as a private individual, provide your first name, last name, and a telephone number for a return call.
If calling in an official capacity, provide your position, last name, institution, and a landline number for a return call, so that your identity can be verified.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Electronic and paper communications can be forged or altered. If fraud is suspected, do not reply to the suspicious message or make a payment before independently verifying the information through a known contact channel.
Notify Attorney Ivanov and the competent police authorities. Call 112 in a genuine emergency; for a report without immediate danger, use the appropriate nonemergency reporting procedure.
Ordinary email and messaging applications do not, by themselves, provide absolute technical security. Before sending sensitive information or complete case files, confirm an appropriate channel and the conflict-of-interest check.
Professional confidentiality does not begin only when an agreement is signed or a fee is paid. Confidential information learned in the attorney’s professional capacity, including preliminary discussions of a possible engagement, is protected under the applicable statutory and ethical rules. Receiving an inquiry alone does not mean that representation has been accepted.
Legal basis: Articles 33 and 45 of the Bar Act; Article 5 of the Code of Ethics for Attorneys.
⚠️ TERMS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY CLIENTS OF ATTORNEY IVANOV
These conditions concern voluntary contractual engagements and initial inquiries. They do not displace duties to existing clients, the effects of lawful service, rules governing appointed counsel, or statutory legal-aid rights. Oral authorization in a court hearing remains possible where the law permits it.
- ATTORNEY IVANOV provides legal assistance and undertakes commitments to provide it only after payment of the attorney’s fee he has determined for the particular case, payable in full and in advance.
- ATTORNEY IVANOV does not provide legal assistance on the basis of oral agreements and does NOT communicate with anonymous persons.
- ATTORNEY IVANOV does not provide free legal assistance or legal assistance by telephone, including consultations or legal advice.
- ATTORNEY IVANOV does not receive walk-in visitors at his law offices.
- ATTORNEY IVANOV is a self-employed practitioner and has no fixed office hours.
- An unsolicited initial inquiry does not guarantee acceptance of an engagement or a response within a particular time. This does not apply to existing obligations, lawfully served documents, or situations in which the law requires the attorney to act.
The RECOMMENDED FORM OF COMMUNICATION, except in urgent circumstances, is IN WRITING, by email, Viber, WhatsApp, or Telegram.
In urgent situations — detention under Article 72 of the Ministry of Interior Act; placement in a border-crossing transit zone or holding facility; remand in custody; or a road traffic accident involving injured persons — in addition to the available channels for contacting ATTORNEY IVANOV, you are ADVISED to send an SMS containing the text: “СПЕШНО” (URGENT).
COPYRIGHT AND USE OF CONTENT
The original articles and other original works by Marian Georgiev Ivanov, Attorney-at-Law, are protected under the Copyright and Related Rights Act. All rights in those works are reserved. Rights in third-party images, marks, or other materials belong to the respective rights holders; publication does not make the attorney the author of a third party’s work.
Legislation, judicial and other public acts, and their official translations are outside copyright protection to the extent provided by Article 4 of that Act. Statutory exceptions for quotation and other permitted uses remain applicable.
Ordinary reading, personal saving or printing, and lawful quotation with attribution where required are not prohibited. Republication or other use outside statutory exceptions requires the appropriate permission. Search engines may crawl and index public pages in accordance with the published technical rules; this does not, by itself, authorize republication of protected works.
Legal basis: Articles 4 and 24–25 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
Bulgarian law applies subject to mandatory European Union and private international law rules. Court jurisdiction is determined by the applicable rules, without excluding nonwaivable consumer rights.
In the event of any discrepancy between a translation and the Bulgarian text, the Bulgarian text and the Bulgarian version of the website prevail.
AI ASSISTANT — LIMITATIONS
The online assistant provides general information, not legal advice. Its answers may be incomplete or inaccurate and are not a substitute for a professional legal consultation. For a specific matter, contact Attorney Ivanov through the listed channels.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Terms is invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms govern use of the website to the extent permitted by law. They do not replace an individual legal-services agreement or amend existing professional obligations. Mandatory law and valid individual terms prevail where applicable.
PRIVACY AND COOKIES
For questions about processing your personal data and exercising applicable rights, contact Marian Georgiev Ivanov, Attorney-at-Law, at ivanov.bg.sf@gmail.com. Do not provide more personal data than is necessary for the particular inquiry.
When following a link to an external website or application, the relevant provider’s rules also apply. This short statement does not replace the information that a controller must provide under Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 where those provisions apply.
CHANGES
The website’s content and Terms may be updated. A new version applies prospectively from publication to the extent permitted by law and does not automatically amend existing agreements or accrued rights and duties.
Changes to an individual engagement must follow the applicable agreement and law. Neither an update nor a visit to the website constitutes an advance waiver of nonwaivable rights.
These Terms are interpreted under applicable law. Attorney Ivanov’s assessment does not exclude judicial review, the authority of supervisory or disciplinary bodies, or the right to bring a valid claim.