Flight delays, flight cancellation or denial of boarding – rights of passengers (An article drafted Jelena Pejović and Mirjana Mladenović Paripović, Attorneys at Law (Rokas Serbia)for Lexology on July 29, 2024) Flight delays, flight cancellations or denial of boarding – rights of passengers in the Republic of Serbia Air travel, although often the fastest and most comfortable...Read More

Ai Human Rights ”AI Act” at a Glance: Workplace Surveillance and Employee Rights (article by E. Maratou – Associate and Maria Katsioti – Associate published on Lexology, July 15 2024) The ”AI Act” is a landmark EU Regulation designed to address the complexities and potential risks related to AI technologies. Its primary objectives include fostering...Read More

The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Law Comparative Guide Chapter for Greece written by S. Getimi and K. Karanikolas, Senior Associates, published in The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2024. The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations across...Read More

“Enhancing Consumer Protection in Greece through the Enactment of Directive 2020/1828” (Contribution by Polyxeni Kretsovali, Associate and Kosmas Karanikolas, Senior Associate at Rokas Athens, published in Lexology, April 5, 2024). Directive 2020/1828 regarding representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has been enacted into Greek legislation via Law No. 5019/2023, which...Read More

Protecting a trademark of Reputation, EUIPO Opposition no B 3 184 491 (article by Dr. Dimitris Chatzimichael, Partner and Sofia Getimi, Senior Associate in Lexology, March 11, 2024) A. The case On 09/12/2022, the Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual Proprerty Office (EUIPO) issued decision Nо B 3 184 491 on an opposition filled on the basis...Read More

European Union regulatory initiatives in the field of algorithmic management and artificial intelligence – Labour Law perspective (Article published on Lexology, Feb 28 2024 by Elianna Maratou, Associate and Dr. Dimitris Chatzimichael, Partner)   The expeditious technological evolutions of the ongoing fourth industrial revolution after the introduction of artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI)...Read More

Regulation 2022/2065 Digital Services Act The Digital Services Act (DSA), entering into full force on February 17th, 2024, paves the way to an updated legal framework for providers of “intermediary services” via digital platforms that keep up with the contemporary internalmarket needs and prevents from the risks deriving from the online environment. Basic obligations are...Read More

An overview and critical evaluation of the most important changes brought by the new Labour Law 5053/2023 – Parallel employment (Article by Elianna Maratou, Associate, ROKAS Athens published in Lexology on February 2, 2024) An overview and critical evaluation of the most important changes brought by the new Labour Law 5053/2023, including its practical consequences...Read More

“Terms & Conditions: What is their difference from the General Terms of a commercial contract?” Article by Kosmas Karanikolas, Senior Associate published in the Next Deal,  January 23, 2024 In recent years, it has become common practice for product / service suppliers to use the words “terms and conditions” in order to declare that, for...Read More

An overview and critical evaluation of the most important changes brought by the new Labour Law 5053/2023 (Article by Elianna Maratou, Junior Associate, ROKAS Athens) An overview and critical evaluation of the most important changes brought by the new Labour Law 5053/2023, including its practical consequences on Labour relations. There are always three parties involved...Read More