The process of business rehabilitation under Article 99 of the Greek Bankruptcy Code
15 January 2017
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 →
Read moreSurrogate motherhood in Greece
25 August 2016
Surrogate motherhood is the method of artificial reproduction, allowed after prior judicial authorization, pursuant to which a woman residing in Greece bears and gives birth to a child (carrier or gestated or surrogate mother) following In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and implantation of fertilised eggs using another woman’s egg cells on account of the intended mother, →
Read moreThe trademark in Greece
Recently the Greek Trademark Law has been significantly amended by Law No 4072/2012, which repealed previous Law No 2239/1994.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 →
Read moreThe NORMAN ATLANTIC Maritime Tragedy
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, →
Read moreLeasing of Real Property in Greece
21 August 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 →
Read moreThe importance of INCOTERMS in International Trade
8 August 2016
Our Office specializes, inter alia, in International Transportation Law. Before establishing her practice in Greece and training in Greek law, Mrs. Laura Convertini, Lawyer, was a legal counsel for a major logistics company in Italy, specializing in land, air and maritime international transportation and delivery. She gained extensive experience in the international transportation sector, which, →
Read moreInternational inheritance law – Applicable law in Greece
20 March 2016
National succession law varies considerably from one European Union Member State to another (e.g. concerning the capacity to inherit, inheritance portions, reserved share, the extent of freedom when drafting the will, the administration of inherited assets, the extent of heirs’ liability for debts inherited, etc.). In cross-border inheritance cases, it is necessary to determine which →
Read moreBusiness companies in Greece
4 January 2016
Our Office has extensive expertise in the constitution and incorporation of companies and branch offices of foreign companies in Greece. Company law in Greece The legal form of a business must be selected following careful consideration and after taking into account all the factors of the business activity to be pursued, along with the tax →
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