Cases

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW

2017: Legal audit of loan contract between a Local Authority and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
2017 - 2018: Dissolution and liquidation of local authorities’ Development Company based in Thessaloniki, redeployment and payment of debts.
2017: Conducting legal study relating to the development of municipal thermal springs in Northern Greece.
2016 - 2018: Legal audit on contracts between local authorities and scientific body about controlling eutrophication in Thermaikos Bay.

BUDGETARY LAW

Ηellenic Court of Audit 704/2020: The appeal against the decision of financial correction is accepted in part (Law 3614/2007). The decision on a financial correction must take into account the seriousness of the irregularity, the principle of proportionality and must have full reasoning, also on the appellant's objections at the preliminary ruling stage.
2017: Appeal for annulment before the Court of Audit against the act of imputability to the accounting officer.
2015: Appeal for annulment before the Court of Audit against the actions of recovery European funding under the Operational Program “Human Resources Development”, category 1: “Prevention and tackling the social exclusion of vulnerable groups of the population”, with parallel suspension of operation.

STATE LIABILITY

2018: Defending against an action before Administrative Court of Thessaloniki against a Local Authority, whereby the plaintiff claims compensation for loss of profits and non-material damage, in the sum of 406.000,00 €, by relying on unlawful acts by local authorities.
Decision No. 120/2016 of the Thessaloniki Administrative Court of First Instance: Held the State’s liability for negligence due to administrative acts or decisions and awarded compensation (to our client) for material and non-material damages caused by fire, in the sum of 278.446,29 €, during December 8, 2008 riots in Greece.

TAX LAW

Decision No. 1380/2025 of Thessaloniki Administrative Court of First Instance: Based on the double taxation avoidance agreement between Greece and Russia (Law 3047/2002), the appellant is a tax resident in Russia. Income earned in Russia is taxable exclusively in that country, without the acquirer being obliged to include it in any income tax return he may file in Greece. Therefore, the applicant is not subject to alternative minimum taxation based on imputed income. Appeal accepted.
Decision No. 711/2022 of the Thessaloniki Administrative Court of First Instance : The rejection of a request for tax residence change is not closely and necessarily related to a relevant individual tax obligation. When the filing of an appeal is indicated by the tax administration, the request for annulment is within the prescribed time, if it is filed within 60 days from the service of the act rejecting the appeal or from the effect of its implicit rejection. The fact that the applicants did not terminate their employment relationship with the public sector in Greece does not legally justify the rejection of their request for their tax residence change, as long as it is proven that they transferred the center of their life relationships to a foreign country, where they remained for the disputed tax year more than 183 days.
IAPR / Quasi-judicial protest application before IAPR (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) against a tax assessment notice for prior years and imposed tax surcharges after NGO’s nonprofit character being in question by tax authorities / procedure before the administrative court against quasi-judicial application dismissal.
IAPR / Quasi-judicial protest application before IAPR (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) against tax authorities’ refusal to change taxpayer’s residence for a period in which he had moved in a foreign country, outside European Union, where double tax convention is not applicable / procedure before the administrative court appeal against quasi-judicial application dismissal.

PUBLIC SERVANT LAW, CRIMINAL / DISCIPLINARY LAW FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS

Decision No. 7509/2017 of the Thessaloniki Three-Member Magistrates' Court: Accusation of false certification against Head of Hospital Services. Judgment of acquittal.
2017: 4th Health District of Macedonia - Thrace / Disciplinary Board of First Instance: Nurse Worker’s at Kavala Hospital judgment of acquittal. Accusation of disciplinary offense leading to dismissal.
Decision No. 613/2014 of Athens Administrative Court of Appeal: Annulment of Hellenic Ministry’s for Health and Social Solidarity rejection of employee’s application for redeployment to legal entity under public law from legal entity under private law, in accordance to Article 20 of Law no. 3580/2007. Application of compliance before the Three-Member Council of Judges in accordance to Law no. 3068/2002.

MEDICAL LAW / MEDICAL LIABILITY

Successful accomplishment of the license proceedings for Rehabilitation Center based in Thessaloniki and in-house legal counseling.
Successful accomplishment of the license proceedings for Mental Health Centers based in Northern Greece and in-house legal counseling.
Decision Νο.1386/2022 of Athens Second Instance Administrative Court: Cancellation of an act imposing a penal clause against a medical center on ground of contract violations. Conventional infringements were not proven. The medical procedures have the approval of ΕOPYY medical examiners.
Decision No. 2706/2017 of Thessaloniki Three-Member Magistrates' Criminal Court: Acquittal of accused legal representative, doctors’, permanent and external associates’ of a health service center for negligent homicide of a patient.
Decision No. 2741/2017 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Dismissal of a lawsuit filed against health service center and doctors employees for patient’s death, whereby the patient’s relatives claimed compensation for non-material damage, due to the conclusion that there was no direct causal link between medical procedures and patient’s death.

CORPORATE / COMPANY / UNION ISSUES

Incorporation / amendment of incorporations (sports, charity, cultural, scientific unions etc.), non-profit legal entities, legal entities under private law (G.P., L.P., P.C.C., Ltd., S.A.), cooperatives, social cooperatives with Limited Liability (Law no. 4019/2016, 4430/2016 and 2717/1999), in-house legal counseling.
Decision No. 365/2016 of the Supreme Court: Successful handling of a claim before the Supreme Court about ordering recovery of the excessive proportional fees charged by property registry agent instead of fixed fees, during mortgage registry in immovable property owned by S.A. for integrated development program funding (Law no. 3156/2003).
Decision No. 865/2009 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Union interim management assignment.

FINANCIAL CRIMINAL LAW

Decision No. 3659/28-03-2024 of Thessaloniki Three-Member Criminal Court (First Instance): Judgment of acquittal. The criminal charges were against a judicial expert (civil engineer) for false expertise (article 226 PC).
Decision No. 3749/2016 of Thessaloniki Three-Member Criminal Court of Appeal: Judgment of acquittal. The charges were related to clearing forest land during business unit construction.
Decision No. 147/2010 of Thessaloniki Three-Member Council of Appeals Criminal Court Judges: Acquittal of accused NGO representatives for felony embezzlement of public funds in health sector.

PROPERTY LAW

Decision No. 1644/2024 of Thessaloniki Court of Appeal: Identification of beneficiaries and determination of the temporary price for an expropriated land, in addition to the appropriate compensation (art. 89 par. 2 Law 4759/2020)
Decision No. 203/2016 of the Supreme Court: Successful handling of a landowners’ dispute related to adverse possession of a tenancy in common multistorey building.
Decision No. 1257/2014 of Thessaloniki Three-Member Administrative Court of First Instance: Annulment of administration’s refusal to abrogate urban planning commitment on applicants’ property.
Decision No. 29140/2010 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance (cadastral conflict): Correction of inaccurate initial registration in
Public Lands Survey System (cadastral books), where the Greek State claimed freehold on the real estate.

LEASING DISPUTES

Decision No. 4841/2025 of First Instance Thessaloniki Court: For the application of the procedure, it is required to prove the commencement of the lease (not its maintenance). Vagueness in the description of the leased property is required to invoke procedural damage. Petition rejected.
Decision No. 8560/2021 of First Instance Athens Court: Judicial reduction (by 65,12%) of rent owed in a leasing contract, pursuant to art. 288 CC. Leasing agreements are not excluded from art. 288 CC.
Decision No. 2530/2021 of Athens Court of Appeal: Judicial reduction (by 36%) of rent owed in a leasing contract, pursuant to art. 288 CC. Leasing agreements are not excluded form art. 288 CC.
Lease agreement (and renewals) for renting multistorey building in Municipality of Ampelokipi - Menemeni (Regional Unit of Thessaloniki) for housing refugees funded by UNHCR.
Drafting and attending to the implementation of contracts providing premises for the establishment of Mental Health Centers in Northern Greece.
Drafting lease agreements for tourist accommodation in Chalkidiki.
Decision No. 98/2017 of Drama One-Member Court of First Instance: Second lease reduction on the same real estate from 4.000,00 € per month to 1.800,00 € per month.
Decision No. 2510/2017 of Thessaloniki Court of Appeal: Award of compensation for lease damages in a business establishment.
Decision No. 115/2015 of Thrace Court of Appeal: Lease reduction from 5.000,00 € per month to 4.000,00 € per month.

LABOR LAW

Decision No 233/2020 of Thessaloniki County Court:The employees of the psychosocial rehabilitation units that operate in accordance with Law 2716/1999 are not entitled to the allowance for dangerous and unhealthy work. The environment of the units is not dangerous or unhealthy. Therefore, there are no grounds for granting according to the principle of equality.
Decision No. 604/2020 of the Thessaloniki One-Member Court of Appeal: Action dismissed on the subsidiary legal basis of unjust enrichment, because the plaintiff does not invoke in it i) the circumstances which imply the invalidity of the employment contract and constitute the reason why the employer's benefit is unlawful, ii) the benefit of the defendant employer, which consists of the expense saved and to which he would be submitted, if the performance of the same work had been assigned, with a valid contract, to another person, who would have the same qualifications and professional skills. (Our) appeal accepted.
Decision No. 24/2017 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of Appeal: Successful handling of a case and dismissing of employees’ action, whereby they claimed, among others, to be unfairly fired because of their union action.
Decision No. 676/2016 and 688/2017 of the Supreme Court: Successful handling of a case and dismissing employees’ action against legal entity under public law, whereby they required additional payment stipulated only for ministry employees, on the basis of principle of equality.
Decision No. 547/2010 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of Appeal: Additional payment and severance payment awarded, on the ground of unjust enrichment, to an employee with an invalid employment contract.

FAMILY LAW

Decision No. 37247/2025 of First Instance Thessaloniki Court: The age difference between the adopter and the adoptee, with a maximum limit of 50 years (art. 1544 CC), is not a strict criterion nor a formal inviolable obstacle and it’ s extended when it is required by the interest of the child. The adoption application is accepted.
Decision No. 10927/2025 of First Instance Thessaloniki Court: Replenishment of consent of natural parents due to abusive refusal. Adoption of siblings. Addition of first name.
Decision No. 3169/2025 of First Instance Thessaloniki Court: The father's consent is not required, when the child is of unknown father. Adoption serves the child's interest to continue to be raised in a family environment that ensures, among other things, stability and continuity in the conditions of his upbringing. Petition accepted.
Decision No. 17859/2024 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Abandonment of a minor child by a foreign mother of Austrian origin. Application of Greek law according to art. 3 of law 2447/1996. Ignorance of the mother's place of residence must be objective. The court consents according to art. 1552 CC. Adoption admitted.
Decision No. 3389/2022 of Thessaloniki Three-Member Civil Court: Granting licence for assisted reproduction through surrogacy.
Decision No. 10017/2020 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Adoption of a minor of Afghan nationality. The prohibition of adoption in foreign law contradicts Article 33 of the Civil Code and does not apply. In case of abandonment of the child, the social research report regarding the biological mother is not required.
Decision No. 826/2020 of the Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Albanian law is applicable to children of Albanian nationality. Albanian law providing for the registration of a minor for adoption for a period of six months in the list of the Albanian Adoption Committee contradicts Greek law (article 33 CC). In the case of an out of wedlock child, for whom no voluntary or judicial recognition has been made, the consent of the natural father is not required. Application accepted.
Decision No. 564/2020 of the Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Adoption of a minor. Article 1565 CC. Deletion from the birth certificate of the pre-adoption first (foreign) name, so that the name added as a second main name with the decision of adoption remains as the only main name. The competent court is the Court of Adoption (articles 740, 800 CCP). Benefit of the adopted. It is for the best interests of the child to remove the first, before the adoption, name, especially if it sounds foreign to social reality and, in the absence of any connection with the foster parents' family, causes strong suspicions about the minor's status as a foster child, against the secrecy of the adoption.
Decision No. 2427/2018 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Divorce and acceptance of the subsidiary basis of two-year legal separation, non-consideration of the main demand about marital crisis as cause of divorce.
Decision No. 371/2018 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Couple legally separated, custody of a child granted to the mother, father forced to pay child support.
Decision No. 2741/2017 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Judicial guardianship. Appointmentas legal guardian of a private legal person, operating according to law 2716/1999, due to the lack of suitable persons in the relative and social environment. Assignment of supervisory board tasks to the Judge.
Decision No. 6245/2016 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Legal protection measures / temporary child custody through Court Order granted to the mother after legal separation, temporary child support.
Decision No. 11287/2012 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Removing father’s parental responsibility because of bad exercise of parental responsibility, parental responsibility granted to grandmother after child’s mother death.

INHERITANCE LAW

Successful accomplishment of procedures for certificate of inheritance issue.
Successful accomplishment of procedures for waiver of succession.
Successful accomplishment of procedures for minors’ acceptance or waiver of succession.

LAW OF ENFORCED RECOVERY

Decision No. 599/2018 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Successful opposition against notice of enforcement (real estate seizure) , due to incorrect implementation of the Article 930 paragraph 2 of the CCP.
Decision No. 4124/2018 of Thessaloniki One-Member Court of First Instance: Successful opposition against notice of enforcement (real estate seizure), due to incorrect implementation of the Article 993 of the CCP.