According to decision no. 296/2018 of the Single-Member Court of First Instance of Heraklion, the counterclaimants have no claim against the seller of the horizontal property due to the failure to legalize its urban planning violations, since at the time they purchased it, Law 4014/2011 had neither been enacted nor was in force, and therefore

Wills must be made exclusively before a notary. Even if someone has made a handwritten will (at home or elsewhere), it will no longer be considered valid. Time limit for accepting a will. From now on, an heir will not have unlimited time to accept or renounce the will. A specific deadline will be set,

The law 5142/2024 was published a few days ago, aiming to introduce significant conveniences in the daily activities of those involved in transactions, especially concerning Land Registry issues and real estate sales. FACILITATIONS IN THE CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS RECORDS THROUGH A SUMMARY PROCEDURE Initially, the new law introduces amendments to article 18 of Law 2664/1998

A landmark decision was made by the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court of Amaliada, sentencing a former Head of the Technical Works Department to six months imprisonment following a lawsuit filed against him by a driver who was seriously injured in a traffic accident in 2017 on the Patras–Pyrgos highway, near Kapelto. The accident occurred near Kapelto

In the event of a traffic accident caused by road defects (potholes, accumulated water, etc.), as well as poor road signage, compensation may be sought from the Municipality or the Region responsible for the maintenance of the road. According to current legislation, the construction, renovation, and maintenance of public roads fall under the responsibility of

As is well known, judicial guardianship (full deprivation of legal capacity) renders a person incapable of performing legal acts. But what happens in the case where the transfer of a property owned by such a person is deemed beneficial, and how can this property actually be transferred in practice? According to the provisions of the

Public employees who wish to receive early retirement with 25 years of service, even from the age of 55 up to 58, have a deadline until the end of 2022, subject to conditions. From January 2023 onwards, the relevant retirement age limit is set at 62 years. In the upcoming mini social security bill, expected

An individual may request a change of their surname by following a specific procedure and for serious reasons.The Civil Code stipulates in Article 1505 that: “Parents are obliged to determine the surname of their children by a joint and irrevocable declaration. The declaration is made before marriage, either before a notary or the official who

In case of infringement of the significant right of a co-owner of a plot to extend the building by another co-owner, the injured party is not left unprotected but can seek judicial protection. Specifically, among the rights of co-owners of a plot, unless otherwise agreed, is the right to extend any existing building upwards, downwards,

The Athens Court of Appeal, with its recent decision no. 4177/2022, attributed gross negligence to a bank which, through one of its employees, transferred a sum of money from the plaintiff’s account to the account of a third party without taking all necessary identification measures at the time the transfer instruction was given. Specifically, according