PILIOS │ Attorneys at Law advise on the acquisition of the majority shares of a Greek Shipping Company for Pleasure Yachts│ Transaction volume over € 2 million │ Due diligence of the shipping company and the yachts | Contract drafting, negotiating and deal closingRead More

Greek Law No. 4990/2022, which entered into force on 11/11/2022, transposes the EU Whistleblower Directive No. 2019/1937 in the Greek legal regime and establishes a protective framework for whistleblowers reporting breaches of EU law. In particular, it provides for the creation of confidential internal and external reporting channels, the protection of whistleblowers against retaliation, and...Read More

PILIOS | Attorneys at Law is significantly growing in the areas of real estate transactions, commercial litigation and dispute resolution. We are strengthening our offices in Athens as of January 2021 and are pleased to announce that Gianna Petratou has joined us! Gianna is a Greek Attorney at Law with 12 years of professional experience,...Read More

The Greek Ministerial Decision A 1076 with the details regarding the refunding of tax advance payments was published on April 4th, 2020. In this Ministerial Decision the measures stipulated in Article 3 of the Legislative Decision dated 30.03.2020 “Measures for coping with the COVID-19 pandemic” for “Provisional state aid by refunding the tax advance payment)...Read More

With a joint ministerial decree of the Ministry of Health and Justice dated March 27, 2020, it was decided to extend the suspension of the routine proceedings of the Greek Courts through April 10, 2020. The following proceedings are still excluded from the suspension decision: The publication of judgementsInterim legal proceedingsUrgent criminal proceedingsRead More

by Apostolos Nikolopoulos The spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is having significant legal implications as it has severely impacted the performance of legal relationships of virtually every nature between businesses as well as individuals in the private sector. One of the many questions that have been raised under these exceptional circumstances that all of us are...Read More

The last days the Greek Government announced a series of financial measures to support the economy. The following is a brief overview: 1. Financial Measures announced by the Greek Government a) For businesses • Suspension of the obligation to pay taxes until July 31, 2020, for businesses whose revenues are particularly affected • Interim financing...Read More

With the Ministerial Decree 18152 of March 14, 2020 seasonally operated tourist accommodations throughout Greece are prohibited to operate from March 15, 2020 until April 30, 2020. For accommodations of this type that are already in operation, the temporary operating ban applies from March 23, 2020 to April 30, 2020.Read More

With a joint ministerial decree of the Ministry of Health and Justice dated March 12, 2020, it was decided to suspent the routine proceedings of the Greek Courts from March 13, 2020 through March 27, 2020. The following proceedings are excluded from the suspension decission: The publication of judgementsInterim legal proceedingsUrgent criminal proceedingsRead More

By legislative decree dated March 11th, 2020 measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Greece have been issued. Among other measures in Article 4 of the above law decree changes to labor law regulations have been implemented. It has been decided, among other regulations, with immediate effect and validity until April 10,...Read More