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Monday, 22 November 2021
Policy Against Violence and Harassment at Work - the new Ministerial Decision

Part II of the New Labour Law 4808/2021 enacted the employer’s obligation to cater for the prevention and confrontation of any kind of violence and harassment at work. Inter alia, it is provided that companies employing more than twenty (20) employees bear the obligation to adopt policies both on th

Blockchain technologies and contractual practices: Th. Konstantakopoulos and N. Papadopoulos participated at the 13th National Conference of In-House Counsel
Wednesday, 09 June 2021
Blockchain technologies and contractual practices: Th. Konstantakopoulos and N. Papadopoulos participated at the 13th National Conference of In-House Counsel

On June 9, 2021, Theodore Konstantakopoulos, Senior Associate, and Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Junior Associate, participated in the “13th National Conference of In-House Counsel” (Annual ACC Conference organized by NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI).

Friday, 12 March 2021
Greek Government introduces new Law bringing changes to Defence Procurements

Friday, 15 January 2021
George Ballas and Theodore Konstantakopoulos of our law firm’s Technology Law practice group are discussing digital transformation in Greece

Thursday, 10 December 2020
George Ballas and Theodore Konstantakopoulos of our law firm’s Technology Law practice group are discussing artificial intelligence in Greece

Thursday, 29 October 2020
A WRITTEN ARBITRATION CLAUSE AGREED IN THE CONTEXT OF A WRITTEN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WHICH HAD EXPIRED BUT CONTINUED AS AN ORAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT REMAINS VALID AND EXCLUDES JURISDICTION OF COURTS

Thursday, 29 October 2020
TWO DECISIONS CONFIRM THAT FORMER DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT WORKSHOPS CANNOT USE ANOTHERS’ TRADEMARKS IN WAYS THAT LEAD TO CONFUSION AS TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN AUTHORISED NETWORKS AND NEED TO TAKE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO DISPEL CONFUSION

Tuesday, 21 July 2020
THE SCHREMS II DECISION: THE DAY AFTER

Thursday, 23 April 2020
IT’S FINAL: NO TRICKS MEANS NO TREAT FOR GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT MUST RETURN € 84,5 MILL., TO MERCEDES-BENZ HELLAS

Friday, 13 December 2019
Towards the Reform of the EU Block Exemption Regulation (PART II - MVBER)

Vertical agreements in the motor vehicle aftermarket are governed by Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation 461/2010 (MVBER), for the application of which the Commission has issued its Supplementary Guidelines (MVGL). In light of the upcoming date of expiry of MVBER on 31 May 2023, the Commission

Thursday, 21 November 2019
Towards the Reform of the EU Block Exemption Regulation (PART I - VBER)

Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The curtain falls on the decade old dispute between Leidos Inc (formerly SAIC) and the Hellenic Republic over the C4I Olympic Security System for the “Athens 2004” Olympic Games. ICC Arbitration Award in Case 16394/GZ/MHM

The Supreme Court of Greece has handed down decision No. 716/2019 in favour of Leidos Inc., definitively rejecting the Hellenic Republic’s lawsuit to annul the ICC Award (2013) in Case 16394/GZ/MHM (see below News item “Ballas Pelecanos &Associates LPC named in Global Arbitration Review”).