Insurance Consumer Protection strengthened by the Romanian High Court The Romanian High Court of Cassation and Justice has settled, at the highest level, a long dispute regarding theobligation of the insurer to pay the insured amount in cases of automobile thefts where the original certificate ofregistration was inside the stolen automobile and, therefore, no longer...Read More

Arbitration News – Suspensive Effect of Arbitration to Alien Court Proceedings (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration Newsletter of the ILO on May 15, 2014) Facts In 2009, following explosions during the cutting of a series of tunnels as part of the construction of the main motorway connecting northern and southern Greece,...Read More

Energy News – 12th Issue-RAE Rules ENERGY MARKETS Greece: Fourth Review of the Second Economic Adjustment Programme – Energy Sector Package of Reforms EU: The New EU Public Procurement Rules and Their Impact on Public Procurement in the Energy Services Sector EU: Transparency Requirements in Electricity and Gas Households’ Supply Agreements Energy Community: Issuance of...Read More

The insurance contract according to the new Romanian Civil Code Section 1- General provisions Art. 2199- Definition Art. 2200- Configuration and evidence Art. 2201- Insurance policy Art. 2202- Types of insurance policy Art. 2203- Notification regarding the risk Art. 2204- Inaccurate declarations or reticence on the risk Art. 2205- Lack of insured risk Art. 2206-...Read More

Energy News – 11th Issue-Greek Energy Market ENERGY MARKETS EU: Energy and Environment State Aid Guidelines Greece: Adjustment of Several Duties and Fees Payable in the Greek Energy Market On 31 March 2014, Decision no. 175/2014 of the Greek energy regulatory authority RAE was issued announcing a raise of ETMEAR, the special duty paid by...Read More

Energy News – 10th Issue- Gas supply agreement ENERGY MARKETS EU: OPCOM Fined for Abusing its Dominant Position in the Romanian Market EU: Market Sharing Agreement between EPEX (France) and Nord Pool Spot (Norway) is Fned with 5.9 Million EUR by EC ELECTRICITY Greece: New Vertically Integrated Electricity Company – Small PPC OIL & GAS...Read More

Rokas (Athens) partner Mira Todorovic Symeonides actively participated at the annual Energy Transitions – International Energy Conference, in Joensuu – Finland Rokas (Athens) partner Mira Todorovic Symeonides, participated actively delivering a speech on “Unbundling and privatisation of the state owned vertically integrated companies in Energy Community – Implementation of the Directive 2009/72/EC on the example...Read More

Rokas (Athens) partner Dr. Antonios Tsavdaridis speaker at the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (M.I.B.) of Greece conference, in Athens- Greece. Rokas (Athens) partner Dr. Antonios Tsavdaridis, delivered a speech on “Jurisdiction in Motor Third Party Liability Insurance (Regulation 44/2001/EC)”, at the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (M.I.B.) of Greece conference, 28 February 2014, in Athens- Greece. (The presentation...Read More

Energy News – 9th Issue-TSO Energy Markets EU: Communication from the Commission on Energy Prices and Costs in EuropeBulgaria: Competition Commission Sanctioned Bulgarian Electricity Company Energo-Pro Grid AD for Abuse ofDominant Position Electricity Greece: Ownership Unbundling of Greek TSO ADMIE and its Privatisation On 12 February 2014 the Greek Parliament enacted Law 4237/2014 on Regulation...Read More

Arbitration News – Form Requirements in Arbitration Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Article by Dr. A. Tsavdaridis, published in the Arbitration Newsletter of the ILO on January 30, 2014) Incorporation of an arbitration clause by reference should be made expressly. Such an express reference should be clear as to the meaning of the clauses intended to...Read More