Buying Real Estate in Greece
21 May 2020
BUYING REAL ESTATE Due to our extensive experience our Office can help you effectively protect and safeguard your interests, in case you decide to buy real estate. Verifying the deeds: Before buying real estate the title deeds need to be thoroughly checked. The relevant research is conducted by our partners in the competent Land Registry →
Read moreCovid-19 Pandemic
20 March 2020
Due to the exceptional circumstances of the risk of Covid 19 coronavirus infection…
Read moreDebt collection agencies and their unlawful practices
5 November 2019
Debt collection agencies should not be confused with legal firms. They are commercial for-profit companies, and the collection procedures and enforcement techniques they utilize often go beyond the bounds of law. More specifically, the practices of debt recovery, enforcement, and the arbitrary increase of outstanding debts by the imposition of “collection costs”, which they collect →
Read moreOur office became a member of Justinian Lawyers International Νetwork
20 September 2019
Since 2019 our office has been the unique greek member of the Justinian Lawyers International Νetwork…
Read moreXV AEA Congress in Nice
15 June 2019
As it happens every year since2017, members of our office participated in the Annual AEA…
Read moreDistribution of goods via commercial agents and exclusive distributors in Greece
3 April 2019
Commercial agent A commercial agent is a self-employed business person entitled to execute legal transactions for another company and in its name (e.g. sale of products to customers in the name of another company). He/She acts for and on behalf of third parties, and receives a commission for his/her services by the supplier. Unlike the →
Read moreΤhe surveillance and monitoring of electronic communications in the workplace by employers
25 August 2018
The European Court of Human Rights has issued a decision officially allowing the surveillance and monitoring of electronic communications in the workplace by employers In a recent judgment (Bărbulescu v. Romania, January 12, 2016), the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) has stated that employers are entitled to monitor and review the personal messages of →
Read moreEnforcement of judgments in cross-border cases
29 June 2018
The issue of enforcing cross-border financial debts is sensitive and its handling requires specialized knowledge and immediate targeted action by the lawyer, in order to avoid delays that can prove detrimental to the client. Our Office has extensive experience and a proven track record in handling debt collection cases both abroad, on behalf of Greek →
Read moreBankruptcy proceedings in Greece
26 June 2018
Bankruptcy proceedings aim at the complete repayment of a debtor’s creditors through the liquidation of his/her assets, or in any other way provided in the restructuring plan, and especially through the continuation of his/her business (Article 1 of Bankruptcy Greek Code). The necessary preconditions for bankruptcy declaration are the possession of a commercial license by →
Read moreFlagrant crime in Greece
22 May 2018
The term “flagrant crime”, as referred to in Article 242 of Code of Criminal Procedure, is used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act, or that a crime was recently committed. Of course, all crimes pass through this stage. In case of a flagrant crime, however, what is crucial is the →
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