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

Mergers and Acquisitions in the energy sector in Greece (article by Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate, ROKAS Athens) Introduction In 2019, the Greek regime of corporate transformations was completely reformed by virtue of Law No. 4601/2019 (the “Law”), which contributed significantly to the eradication of legal uncertainties arising out of previous regimes, by enacting the possibility for...Read More

EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: A Bold Step Towards Responsible Business Practices (Article by Lampros Papaioannou, Associate, August, 2023) On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted the European Commission’s final proposal (COM/2022/71 final) on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the CSDDD). The CSDDD is part of...Read More

Latest on EU CSDDD proposal (Article by Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate, published in the Corporate & Commercial Newsletter of the ILO on July 31, 2023) Introduction On 23 February 2022, the European Commission submitted a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) proposal for the: • issuance of a new EU Directive on corporate due diligence in...Read More

Greece: Mergers & Acquisitions 7th edition 2023 Chapter for Greece written by S. Getimi and K. Karanikolas, Senior Associates, published in The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2023 What are the key rules/laws relevant to M&A and who are the key regulatory authorities? I Mergers. Law 4601/2019 “On Corporate Transformations” (Government Gazette...Read More

New Business Guide Serbia 2022 (with the contribution of A. Mladenovic, Head of Belgrade law office, Rokas – p.14-15) “Α. ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΝΟΜΟΘΕΤΙΚΟ ΠΛΑΙΣΙΟ ΣΕΡΒΙΑΣ” Οικονομικο-εμπορικό ‘’προφίλ’’ Σερβίας Η Δημοκρατία της Σερβίας βρίσκεται στη Νοτιοανατολική Ευρώπη, με συνολική γεωγραφική έκταση 88.361km2 και είναι η τρίτη μεγαλύτερη χώρα στη Βαλκανική Χερσόνησο, μετά την Ελλάδα και...Read More

“Comply or explain”: The EU method of imposing [legislative] requirements “voluntarily” – “Both a blessing and a curse” (A study by Ioanna Tolia, Associate, published in the European Law Magazine by NB, issue 4/2021)  «Comply or explain»: Η ενωσιακή μέθοδος επιβολής [νομοθετικών] απαιτήσεων «οικειοθελώς» – «Ευχή ή κατάρα;» Η αρχή «comply or explain» ως ρυθμιστικός...Read More

“Trade Secrets: The data of the enterprise” (a study published in ΕφΑΔΠολΔ by Prof Dr Dr Konstantinos Christodoulou) – July 2022   For the full article, please Download:Read More

“Non competition clause in IT contracts” by Vesna Tripkovic https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=486d13b4-7a9c-4258-8ae7-d49f37d6d250 IntroductionInformation technologies market in Serbia has been significantly growing and developing in the past period, while the Ukrainian crises accelerated it, although the expectations were opposite. From the very beginning IT sector has been facing a work force deficit, while demand for highly qualified mediors...Read More

The clawback mechanism is changing by Konstantinos Ntallas “On May 13th Law 4931/2022 (“Doctor for all, equal and quality access to the services of National Health Service and Primary Health Care and other provisions”) was issued on the Government Gazette and it brought a number of changes regarding the “clawback” mechanism. The main clawback changes...Read More