Arbitration news-  Agreement to arbitrate prevented state courts from issuing P.O. ( payment order) (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration Newsletter of the ILO on October 30, 2014) A recent decision confirms that state courts lack jurisdiction to issue a payment order for an unpaidcheque in a dispute between the issuer and...Read More

Election of I. Rokas as Vice President of the two new ones of AIDA World (four year term) The International Insurance Law Association/Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA ) has elected a new President, Professor Jérôme Kullmann of the Paris Dauphine University, and two new Vice Presidents, one of them being Professor Dr. Ioannis...Read More

Energy News – 17th Issue- Internal Energy Market Energy Markets EU: Commission Publishes Communication regarding the Progress towards Completing the Internal Energy MarketEU: Papers Describing Responses to Market ChallengesEU: Leaders Agree on New Climate Energy Policy Targets for 2030BiH: Energy Community Secretariat proposes Draft Laws to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Compliance with the Third Energy...Read More

Energy News – 16th Issue Energy Markets Bulgaria: European Commission Announces to Bulgarian Energy Holding its Preliminary View on Suspected Abuse of Dominant Position on Bulgarian Wholesale Electricity MarketMontenegro: Public Consultation on the Draft Energy LawEnergy Community: Energy Community’s Secretariat Publishes New Implementation Report Electricity Croatia: Decision on the Manner and Procedure for Separating the...Read More

Energy News – 15th Issue-exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons Energy Markets Ukraine: Energy State Companies Subject for Auction Sale for 2014EU: Commission Approves National Energy Support Schemes Electricity Greece: Energy Regulator Publishes Draft Distribution Network Code for Public ConsultationBiH: State Electricity Regulatory Commission Adopted Tariffs for Electricity Transmission ServicesGreece: Revision of the Capacity Adequacy Mechanism...Read More

Arbitration News – Force of arbitral Award Before Administrative Courts (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration Newsletter of the ILO on August 7, 2014) IntroductionWhen an arbitral award is invoked before an administrative court in the course of litigation stemmingfrom an agreement between the Greek state and a private party, the court...Read More

The New Draft Insurance Law Prepared by the National Bank of Serbia In May 2014 National Bank of Serbia (the “NBS”) has published a draft of Insurance law (the “draft Law”) which has been put forpublic discussion with the view to enter parliamentary procedure until autumn 2014. According to the NBS the draft law is...Read More

Energy News – 14th Issue-Emission Rights Energy Markets EU: Problem of High Energy Prices Addressed in Different Papers both by the European Commission and the CouncilBulgaria: Commission for Protection of Competition InitiatesProceedings against the three Main Electricity Distribution Companies Electricity EU: Decision Annulling Commission’s Decision on PPC’s LigniteExploration Rights Was Repealed by the Court –...Read More

Energy News – 13th Issue-hydrocarbon exploration Energy Markets EU: State Aid in the Energy Infrastructure Sector under the New General Block Exemption RegulationEU: Commission Proposes Measures within the Context of an EU Energy Security StrategyGreece: Competition Commission Adopts Decision on the Procedure for Accepting Commitments by UndertakingsEnergy Community: Electricity Forum Conclusions and RecommendationsSerbia: Step Forward...Read More

Hellenic Insurance Law Association(HILA) – AIDA Conference The works of the international conference, dealing with the major contemporary topic “Life, Health and Pension Insurance in the New Economic Environment” and organized by the Hellenic Insurance Law Association – the Greek Chapter of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA ) – in association with AIDA, were...Read More