28 January Data Protection Day Raising awareness On 28 January each year, at the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s data protection “Convention 108”, the Global Data Protection Day is celebrated. In joining the 2020 celebration and in the spirit of promoting awareness, Rokas’ Data Protection Law team, prepared a respective Newspill on recent developmentsRead More

New regulation on liberalisation of Greek energy market (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Dr. Maria Ioannou – Associate of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on January 27, 2020) On 3 December 2019, Law 4643/2019 on the liberalisation of the Greek energy market, themodernisation...Read More

Liberalisation of energy market: DEPA privatisation (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Kosmas Karanikolas – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on January 20, 2020) IntroductionOn 3 December 2019 Law 4643/2019 on the liberalisation of the energy market, the modernisationof the Public Power Corporation, the privatisation of...Read More

Energy News – 67th Issue-NOME AUCTIONS EU and EnC Market Ambitious Reforms with the ‘European Green Deal’New Finance within the European Green DealEnC – European Green Deal in Western BalkansNovember Infringements PackageACER Urges Market Participants to Address Incorrect Reporting Issues under REMIT ElectricityEstablishment of the Regional Security Coordinator in ThessalonikiJudgment of ECJ in Case C–523/18Judgment...Read More

Rokas (Belgrade) actively participated in the 2nd conference of the Serbian Energy Law Association (UPES), held on 4.12.2019 in Belgrade, Serbia The 2nd conference of the Serbian Energy Law Association (UPES), titled “Novelties in the Legal Framework and Effects of Energy Law Implementation”, was held on 4.12.2019 at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry...Read More

Rokas (Belgrade) Representative, Mr. Vuk Stankovic, spoke on 6.12.2019 at the 7th Session of the Parliamentarian Committee for energy policy in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia On 6.12.2019, Rokas (Belgrade) Representative Mr. Vuk Stankovic spoke at the 7th Session of the Parliamentarian Committee for energy policy in the National Assembly of the...Read More

RES sector reform – regulatory update (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Maria Ioannou – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 18, 2019) The renewable energy sources (RES) sector of the Greek energy market is undergoing continuous and significant reform. Among other changes, the Hellenic...Read More

Rokas successfully handled an insurance claim under a casualty cover following a fire incident that destroyed a part of the factory of Sunlight SA in Northern Greece, one of the world’s top energy storage manufacturers. Litigation was avoided and a settlement at € 66m was reached within few months of the incident. This is the...Read More

Energy News – 66th Issue-DEPA Transformation and Privatization EU and ENC Oil & Gas OPAL ECJ Decision Infrastructure Adoption of the fourth List of Projects of Common Interest by the European Commission Competition & State Aid Commission does not Raise Objections to United Kingdom’s Capacity Mechanism (SA.35980) Energy Efficiency Commission Recommendation on Transposing the Energy...Read More

Rokas (Athens) Partner Dr Antonios Tsavdaridis, speaker at the 2nd International Arbitration Forum, 17 October 2019, Athens – Greece Rokas (Athens) Partner and Head of its arbitration practice, Dr Antonios Tsavdaridis, took part in the 2nd International Arbitration Forum, which was held with great success at the  Athens Hilton, on 17 October, 2019, and spoke...Read More