The Court may exclude or restrict the child’s right to communicate with the parent with whom they do not reside, if this serves the best interest of the child. According to Article 1520 of the Greek Civil Code, the parent with whom the child does not reside has the right and obligation to maintain, as

According to Article 298 of the Greek Civil Code, compensation includes the reduction of the creditor’s existing assets (positive damage), as well as lost profits. Lost profits are defined as the expected profit, based on the ordinary course of events or the special circumstances, particularly the preparatory measures that have been taken. Therefore, in order

The reduction in consumer purchasing power, the general economic crisis, as well as the imposition of austerity measures and other fiscal and tax measures, do not constitute extraordinary and unforeseeable events justifying the adjustment of rent in commercial leases, according to Article 388 of the Civil Code. According to Article 388 of the Civil Code,

The Court of Appeal of Athens, in its recent decision No. 4177/2022, attributed gross negligence to a bank which, through an employee, proceeded with a transfer of funds 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

The seizure of a property is logically followed by its auction. However, in cases where a buyer has already been found for the said property, it is possible—by judicial permission—to bypass the auction procedure and transfer the property directly to the interested party. In principle, the disposal of seized property is prohibited by law. An

Upon the death of a person, their estate, as a whole set of rights and obligations (i.e., both the assets and liabilities of the hereditary estate), is transferred to their heirs either by law or by will. According to the provision of Article 1885 of the Greek Civil Code, “The claims and debts of the

When a child is born out of wedlock, the law provides the father the possibility to voluntarily recognize the child, while also granting the mother the right, under certain conditions, to request judicial recognition of the child’s paternity. According to the law, the father may recognize the child as his own provided that the mother

Co-leaseholding exists when the leased property, movable or immovable, belongs to multiple persons as co-owners (joint ownership) according to Article 1113 of the Greek Civil Code, and they lease it to a third party. In cases of co-leaseholding, the lease agreement, concerning the regulation of the internal relations among the co-lessors, is governed by the

The law is extremely clear regarding the liability of an animal owner for causing any damage, including traffic accidents. Specifically, if the animal is a pet and has an owner, the owner is strictly liable for any damage caused, regardless of the degree of fault, except when the pet is intended for guarding the owner’s

Debts arising from unpaid common expenses are barred by limitation after five years, provided that no judicial claim or collection request has been filed. The limitation of common expenses is a legal matter and typically constitutes the loss of the right to enforce a debt after the expiration of a specific period. This means that