Rokas was one of the sponsors in the VIIth Conference of AIDA (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances/International Insurance Law Association Europe) Europe, which took place April 12 – 13, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland and was organised by AIDA Europe in cooperation with Kozminski University and the AIDA Polish Chapter affiliated at Kozminski University. The...Read More

Investing in RES sector-Energy Investment Opportunities (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Stefania Chatzichristofi, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 12, 2018) IntroductionThe Greek energy sector is expected to expand over the next few years as a result of: the optimisation of the energy mix, which consists of...Read More

Greece: Mergers and Acquisition law (Article/Chapter for Greece written by Chloe Iordanidou – Associate, published in The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions, February 2018) The Legal 500 & The In-House LawyerComparative Legal GuideGreece: Mergers & Acquisitions This country-specific Q&A gives an overview of mergers and acquisition law, the...Read More

The recast Payment Services Directive and its proposed transposition into Greek Law (Hot Topic Article/Chapter for Greece written by Viktoria Chatzara – Senior Associate and Chloe Iordanidou – Associate, published in The Legal 500: Banking & Finance Comparative Guide, February 2018) The recast Payment Services Directive and its proposed transposition into Greek Law Directive 2015/2366/EC,...Read More

Energy News – 57th Issue-Policy Guidelines on Grid Integration of Prosumers RENEWABLES Energy Markets EnC: Transposition of Third Energy Package Network Codes and Guidelines in Electricity and Gas Electricity Bulgaria: Court Rejects Energy Producers’ Appeals Regarding Hourly Production Forecast Schedules Bulgaria: Acquisition of IBEX Croatia: Regulation Adopted to Simplify Grid Connection Procedures Greece: RAE’s Decision...Read More

Energy Exchange operations expected in 2018 (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on January 15, 2018) Introduction In 2016 the government launched a legislative procedureto reform the energy market in compliance with the EU Target Model by passing Law 4425/2016 on the Urgent Regulation of...Read More

Energy News – 56th Issue-Latest decisions of the Energy Community Secretariat ENERGY MARKETSEnC: Latest decisions of the Energy Community SecretariatOn 14 December 2017, during the 15th Ministerial Council of the Energy Community, the Contracting Parties (CPs) adopted the Recommendation 2018/1/MC-EnC on the development of integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) (“Recommendation”) that were proposed...Read More

Energy News – 55th Issue-Public Consultation on the Draft Law on Energy Exchange ENERGY MARKETSGreece: Public Consultation on the Draft Law on Energy ExchangeOn 1 December 2017, the Ministry of Energy and Environment launched a public consultation regarding the Draft Energy Exchange Law. The Draft Law regulates the establishment of the Energy Exchange which will...Read More

Energy News – 54th Issue- Gas security of Supply Regulation ENERGY MARKETSENC: Annual Implementation Report for the period 2016 –2017 On 15 October 2017, the Energy Community Secretariat (EnC Secretariat) published its Annual Implementation Report for 2016 – 2017 (“Report”). The Report which covers the period from 1 September 2016 until 1 September 2017, provides...Read More

Form and proof of arbitration agreements incorporated by reference under New York Convention (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration & ADR Newsletter of the ILO on October 19, 2017) In international trade, a general reference is sufficient to validly incorporate an arbitration clause contained in another document under Article II(2) of the […]Read More