Our Law Office specialises in Civil Law cases, both at the level of interim measures (temporary judicial protection) and at the level of final settlement of disputes (main procedure at court). We deal with any level of jurisdiction, before Courts or First Instance or Courts of Appeal, as well as the Supreme Court, successfully representing our clients in a plethora of Civil Law cases.
For example, we specialise in family law cases (divorce, family home use settlement and spouse relocation, claim of participation in acquisitions, alimony, custody of children, children-parents communication etc.), hereditary disputes (declaration of a will as valid, issue of certificate of inheritance, renunciation of inheritance, will contest), law of obligation cases (loan agreements, project agreements, supplies agreements, service provision agreements, cooperation agreements, for example, silent partnerships – management concession agreements, contractual undertaking of obligations, liability due to the non-fulfilment of the agreement, pre-contractual liability and liability from negotiations, guarantee – insurance agreements, disputes between co-owners, assignment of rights, lease, ways of credit insurance, settlement of financial disputes, credit assessment of companies and consumers – b2b & b2c, risk management, credit policy etc.), lease disputes (action for due rents, for restitution of leasehold use or rent reduction due to unforeseeable change of conditions, lease agreements etc.), cases of civil liability due to car accidents (compensation for damages, non-pecuniary damages or damages for pain and suffering, and compensation due to permanent disability etc.) and, in general, contractual and non-contractual disputes – disputes due to tort.
Finally, our Office has great experience in cases regarding REAL ESTATE and the relevant Rights in Rem (ownership, usufruct, servitude, mortgage etc.), having attended a plethora of purchase – sale agreements, title and encumbrance checks (for example, Purchase-Sale Agreements – Exchange Agreements – Property Donation Agreements – Property Distribution Agreements, Contractor Agreements, Establishment of horizontal properties, Apartment Building Regulations, 
Title Check and Issue of the necessary documents and supporting documents, Disputes between Co-Owners, Nuisance Law, Expropriations, Definition of Temporary and Final Unit Price – Compensation in expropriation cases).
Commercial Law
Companies
Our Law Office specializes in Commercial Law and Companies Law cases.
Our contribution regards any kind of commercial activity – business and, especially, the establishment of companies and their complete consultancy and legal support, in their whole framework and fields of operation, and, in general, their guidance in every matter that arises, from the Establishment and commencement of Operation to their Termination or Transformation (for example, establishment of companies, Operation of administrative bodies, Constitution of meeting of shareholders, Decisions and minutes of the company’s bodies, Cancellation of decisions, Minority rights, Appointment of temporary administration, Withdrawal of shareholder, Termination and liquidation, Matters of Commercial Law, Collection of bad debts, Transaction Terms and Agreements, Contracts, Letters of Credit – reliability matters in Foreign Trade, Letters of Guarantee, Business development – marketing databases, the new procedure of improvement and rescue of the commercial enterprises, under the procedure of article 99 et seq. of the Greek Law 3588/2007, as amended by the Greek Law 4013/2011 and, then, by the Greek Law 4072/2012, Buyouts, Merges, Company Transformation, Amalgamation, Merge – Breakup or Split of corporate department, General matters of corporate management – administration etc.).
We also specialise in the negotiation, preparation, conclusion and protection of special Corporate agreements and contracts, such as Franchise, Factoring, Leasing, Agency Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Exclusivity Agreements etc.
Our experience and activity in the field of Commercial Law and Companies – Enterprises Law enables us to offer high-quality services, with professionalism, at the best prices. Through an organised network of certified and experienced associates, we guarantee your immediate and complete guidance, for the establishment of the most suitable and flexible corporate form for your case (as well as an offshore company), with which, among others, the absolute tax effectiveness will be achieved, reducing the aimless exposure to taxes and bureaucracy.
Furthermore, through certified associates and Statistic & Economic Information Companies, which are engaged in the fields of business information, market research, decision support systems and consultancy services, for the benefit and service of our clients, they are provided with organised support to this direction too, namely 
the credit assessment, of companies and consumers – b2b & b2c, the risk management, the credit policy, as well as the detailed information, either about the real estate of any counter-party, client, debtor, or about court rulings – seizures that may be pending or imposed on them – mainly as an indication of their actual financial condition (reliability check), which is very useful in any case, and must be taken into account and assessed. Especially nowadays, knowing the actual financial condition of the person with whom one transacts is of utmost importance.
Competition
Our Law Office is specialised in the Competition Law and the application of the rules of healthy and fair competition, with the concurrent protection of our clients (in this case, mostly Legal Entities), from Unfair Competition practices and unlawful practices, not only of the market in general, but also of the economic behaviour of the clients – consumers themselves, which (practices) are used by occasional – slick competitors who pursue easy profits. This case includes misleading actions and wilful omissions of competitors that try to form or exploit the transactional intent of consumers (through deliberately caused confusion), in favour of them, as well as particular aggressive and unfair trade practices that are all dealt with immediately and, most importantly, effectively, at our Office, both at temporary judicial protection and settlement level (Interim Measures), and at final level (Ordinary Action). The Greek Law regarding the Unfair Competition (Greek Law 146/1914) protects both the legal entities (S.A., LLC, General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships etc.) and the natural persons having a personal enterprise.
The following are common cases included in the aforementioned concept of Unfair Competition: the imitation of products or services of another competitor, the imitation of the distinguishing features and trademarks of other competitors, the unfair depreciation of products or services, the misleading trade practice of lure and the shift or covert advertising, the spreading of news regarding the products, services or the enterprise of a third party that can damage the activities of a competitive enterprise or its commercial trust, 
the organised plan (group of actions) of an enterprise or some enterprises that aim to provoke third parties to refrain from transacting with a certain competitor (boycott), the abusive exploitation of the prevalence of an enterprise against the competitors and, finally, the prohibited collaboration of enterprises (cartels).
Intellectual and Industrial Property
Similarly, our office specialises in matters of Intellectual Property – “propriété intellectuelle”. The term “intellectual property” aims to combine the traditionally mentioned rights of intellectual and industrial property. For example, we deal with the Internet Law – the protection of the distinguishing features on the internet (Domain names), with patents of other intellectual rights, 
with the protection of the intellectual property from any kind of offense – counterfeit (for example, protection of P/C programmes, musical compositions, works of art), with the patenting and protection of other technical creations and distinguishing features (patents and Trademarks – Domestic, Collective, Community, International etc.).
Securities (cheques, promissory notes etc.)
We undertake any relevant case of the Securities Law regarding, for example, disputes from cheques or promissory notes (bad cheques, preparation of application for the issue of payment order, claim of bad debts – demands, actions for personal confinement, stay or suspension of execution, disputes from the underlying cause and relationship, filing of suit or charges against the issuer of a bad cheque etc.).
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW (Ν. 2251/1994)
Our office also specialises in matters regarding the Consumer Protection Law. Every citizen that transacts and engages in the market as a consumer often runs the risk either of being exploited or being misled. This is where we can help and advise our clients – consumers, before a transaction or during the transaction, as well as after it, in order to defend and protect their rights, after any possible abusive and, therefore, invalid – unlawful transaction. The following are consumer protection law cases with which we have successfully dealt: General Transaction Terms, Abusive Agreement Terms, Agreements outside a 
commercial store – from distance (and through the internet – E-commerce), consumer protection from credit institutes or enterprises and organisations supervised by the Bank of Greece or from investment services provision companies supervised by the Securities and Exchange Commission, protection of air passengers as consumers, Liability of the producer of faulty products, new Sale Law.
OVER-INDEBTED HOUSEHOLDS
We guide and advise our clients on the possibility to be submitted to the favourable provisions of the Law, and we commence the procedure, which includes three main stages: First, the collection and analysis of the debts, second, the attempt to settle the debts with the creditors / Banks out of court and, 
finally, in case the aforementioned attempt fails, the submission of a relevant application to the competent Magistrate Court, so that the debts can be settled / repaid through a Court Ruling.
THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (EU) 2016/679
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After four years of preparation and debate the GDPR was finally approved by the EU Parliament on 14 April 2016. Enforcement date: 25 May 2018 – at which time those organizations in non-compliance may face heavy fines.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy. The key articles of the GDPR, as well as information on its business impact, can be found throughout this site.
An overview of the main changes under GDPR and how they differ from the previous directive
GDPR Key Changes
The aim of the GDPR is to protect all EU citizens from privacy and data breaches in an increasingly data-driven world that is vastly different from the time in which the 1995 directive was established. Although the key principles of data privacy still hold true to the previous directive, many changes have been proposed to the regulatory policies; the key points of the GDPR as well as information on the impacts it will have on business can be found below.
Increased Territorial Scope (extra-territorial applicability)
Arguably the biggest change to the regulatory landscape of data privacy comes with the extended jurisdiction of the GDPR, as it applies to all companies processing the personal data of data subjects residing in the Union, regardless of the company’s location. Previously, territorial applicability of the directive was ambiguous and referred to data process ‘in context of an establishment’. This topic has arisen in a number of high profile court cases. GDPR makes its applicability very clear – it will apply to the processing of personal data by controllers and processors in the EU, regardless of whether the processing takes place in the EU or not. The GDPR will also apply to the processing of personal data of data subjects in the EU by a controller or processor not established in the EU, where the activities relate to: offering goods or services to EU citizens (irrespective of whether payment is required) and the monitoring of behaviour that takes place within the EU. Non-Eu businesses processing the data of EU citizens will also have to appoint a representative in the EU.
Penalties
Under GDPR organizations in breach of GDPR can be fined up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20 Million (whichever is greater). This is the maximum fine that can be imposed for the most serious infringements e.g.not having sufficient customer consent to process data or violating the core of Privacy by Design concepts. There is a tiered approach to fines e.g. a company can be fined 2% for not having their records in order (article 28), not notifying the supervising authority and data subject about a breach or not conducting impact assessment. It is important to note that these rules apply to both controllers and processors — meaning ‘clouds’ will not be exempt from GDPR enforcement.
Consent
The conditions for consent have been strengthened, and companies will no longer be able to use long illegible terms and conditions full of legalese, as the request for consent must be given in an intelligible and easily accessible form, with the purpose for data processing attached to that consent. Consent must be clear and distinguishable from other matters and provided in an intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language. It must be as easy to withdraw consent as it is to give it.
Data Subject Rights
Breach Notification
Under the GDPR, breach notification will become mandatory in all member states where a data breach is likely to “result in a risk for the rights and freedoms of individuals”. This must be done within 72 hours of first having become aware of the breach. Data processors will also be required to notify their customers, the controllers, “without undue delay” after first becoming aware of a data breach.
Right to Access
Part of the expanded rights of data subjects outlined by the GDPR is the right for data subjects to obtain from the data controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed, where and for what purpose. Further, the controller shall provide a copy of the personal data, free of charge, in an electronic format. This change is a dramatic shift to data transparency and empowerment of data subjects.
Right to be Forgotten
Also known as Data Erasure, the right to be forgotten entitles the data subject to have the data controller erase his/her personal data, cease further dissemination of the data, and potentially have third parties halt processing of the data. The conditions for erasure, as outlined in article 17, include the data no longer being relevant to original purposes for processing, or a data subjects withdrawing consent. It should also be noted that this right requires controllers to compare the subjects’ rights to “the public interest in the availability of the data” when considering such requests.
Data Portability
GDPR introduces data portability – the right for a data subject to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have previously provided in a ‘commonly use and machine readable format’ and have the right to transmit that data to another controller.
Privacy by Design
Privacy by design as a concept has existed for years now, but it is only just becoming part of a legal requirement with the GDPR. At it’s core, privacy by design calls for the inclusion of data protection from the onset of the designing of systems, rather than an addition. More specifically – ‘The controller shall..implement appropriate technical and organisational measures..in an effective way.. in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation and protect the rights of data subjects’. Article 23 calls for controllers to hold and process only the data absolutely necessary for the completion of its duties (data minimisation), as well as limiting the access to personal data to those needing to act out the processing.
Data Protection Officers
Currently, controllers are required to notify their data processing activities with local DPAs, which, for multinationals, can be a bureaucratic nightmare with most Member States having different notification requirements. Under GDPR it will not be necessary to submit notifications / registrations to each local DPA of data processing activities, nor will it be a requirement to notify / obtain approval for transfers based on the Model Contract Clauses (MCCs). Instead, there will be internal record keeping requirements, as further explained below, and DPO appointment will be mandatory only for those controllers and processors whose core activities consist of processing operations which require regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale or of special categories of data or data relating to criminal convictions and offences. Importantly, the DPO:
Must be appointed on the basis of professional qualities and, in particular, expert knowledge on data protection law and practices
May be a staff member or an external service provider
Contact details must be provided to the relevant DPA
Must be provided with appropriate resources to carry out their tasks and maintain their expert knowledge
Must report directly to the highest level of management
Must not carry out any other tasks that could results in a conflict of interest.
Our office specialises in the Labour Law and deals with all the relevant matters that come up, either from the side of the employer or from the side of the employee, in cooperation with specialised associates. The labour is a right established by the Greek Constitution (Article 22 of the Constitution) and, particularly in the difficult and unstable period we experience, our aim is to protect everyone’s right to labour and attend to the proper application of the Law in every dispute falling into the Labour Law.
Firstly, negotiation, understanding and agreement attempts are made and, in case this stage fails, one of the procedures provided by the Greek Labour Law commences before the competent Courts. We can guide you and help in any case or problem that concerns you, such as matters of employee’s rights in case of discharge (invalidity of discharge, payment of compensation, group discharges etc.), in matters of adverse modification of working conditions, in cases of conclusion of Employment Agreement (indefinite-term employment agreement and fixed-term employment agreement, part-time employment, temporary employment, intermittent work, job rotation, specific flexible forms of work, such as job sharing, labour on call, alternating job, e-work, seasonal employment, employee leasing, staff leasing through employment agencies), in cases of prohibition of discriminations due to sex, Harassment or Sexual Harassment at work, matters relevant to the time or work (working hours – full time, part time, interrupted, stores working hours), matters relevant to the salary of employees (legal salary, contractual salary, common or usual salary, minimum salary of the National General Collective Labour Agreement), matters arising from the employer’s default 
(work retention in cases of claim of due salaries – bonuses – overtimes or night shifts), cases of employment agreement termination (termination of the employment agreement, discharge compensation, voluntary withdrawal of the employee etc.) and, finally, matters relevant to the obligations against the Labour Inspectorate.
Our Law Office specialises in Criminal Law cases and provides dynamic representation and legal support in any case of minor offense, misdemeanour and felony, at every stage of the penal procedure, during the preliminary procedure (preliminary investigation – investigation) or the main procedure (at court). Our Office has successfully dealt with cases from the whole range of the Greek Criminal Law and, particularly, with Crimes against Life (Homicide, Negligent homicide, Physical injury etc.), Crimes against Honour (insult, libel, libel through the press, libel against an S.A. etc.), Crimes against Property (theft, misappropriation, robbery, fraud etc.), Economic Crimes – white-collar crimes (tax evasion, smuggling, economic frauds etc.), Crimes regarding memoranda (forgery, false certificate etc.), Crimes regarding Justice (perjury, false unsworn statement, expert’s and interpreter’s perjury etc.), Crimes against the sexual freedom and the financial exploitation of the sexual life (rape, seduction of children, abuse of minors in sexual indecent acts etc.) and Crimes provided in Special Criminal Laws.
Our Office specialises in cases of Administration, Tax, Insurance Law. In cooperation with our specialised associates, we undertake, among others: Petitions for the cancellation of administrative decisions or deeds, Actions – Appeals before the relevant Administration Committees and Courts, disputes arising during the collection of public revenue (Greek Public Revenue Collection Code), Appeals against administrative penalties deeds, representation before tax authorities and administration committees on various tax law issues, tax hearings, appeals against tax penalties – value added tax etc., insurance and retirement disputes, establishment of retirement rights, submission of applications and supporting documents for the issue of pension etc.