Articles – Advice

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Pre-bankruptcy proceedings, aiming at preventing declaration of bankruptcy, include the newly provided (by Greek Law No. 4013/2011) process of business rehabilitation [under Articles 99 to 106(ia) (as per the original text numbering) of the Greek Bankruptcy Code, hereinafter referred to as “GrBC”, i.e. Greek Law No. 3588/2007]. This process aims at the continuity, development, restructuring →

Recently the Greek Trademark Law has been significantly amended by Law No 4072/2012, which repealed previous Law No 2239/1994. A trademark is any sign capable of being represented graphically, which can distinguish the goods or services of a particular company from those of another. A trademark may particularly consist of words, names of natural or →

The NORMAN ATLANTIC maritime tragedy and the legal framework concerning the carriage of passengers by sea. To this day, one and a half years since the NORMAN ATLANTIC maritime tragedy, our Office is still representing several Greek and foreign victims. As far as the criminal aspect of the case is concerned, in late May 2016, →

Indicatively, the main elements and general rules that a tenant should take into consideration when renting real property, are the following: In residential tenancy, the amount of the rent to be paid is freely determined and is binding to both parties. The term of lease of a permanent residence remains in force for at least →