Civil, administrative & constitutional disputes
We represent companies and individuals in civil, commercial and administrative disputes, from first instance to the Supreme Court. Where a decision infringes the right to property or due process, we take the case to the Constitutional Court.
Who it is for
- →Owners and heirs in ownership disputes
- →Owners affected by expropriation
- →Companies and individuals in disputes with private parties or the public administration
- →Judges and prosecutors in the vetting process
What we do
- →Civil and commercial litigation, including ownership disputes and damages
- →Expropriation and compensation
- →Administrative appeals and claims before the administrative courts
- →Constitutional appeal, including protection of the right to property
- →Representation of judges and prosecutors before the Special Appeal Chamber in the transitional re-evaluation process
- →Enforcement of judgments
Legal basis & regulators
- →Civil Code (Law no. 7850/1994) and Code of Civil Procedure (Law no. 8116/1996)
- →Law no. 49/2012 "On the organisation and functioning of the administrative courts and the adjudication of administrative disputes"
- →Law no. 8561/1999 "On expropriation and temporary use of property"
- →Law no. 8577/2000 "On the organisation and functioning of the Constitutional Court"
- →Law no. 84/2016 "On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors"
- →Constitution, articles 41 (property) and 42 (due process); European Convention on Human Rights, article 6 and article 1 of Protocol 1
Frequently asked questions
By individual complaint, once you have exhausted the ordinary remedies, where you claim that a court judgment or an act of a public body has infringed a constitutional right such as due process or the right to property. The deadline is four months.
The title itself (a decision, deed or contract), the ownership certificate from the State Cadastre Agency, the property maps, the certificate of inheritance where the property was inherited, and proof that property taxes have been paid.
Related projects
Legal package for implementing the expropriation law, submitted to the Council of Ministers
Legislative proposals for implementing the expropriation law, submitted to the Council of Ministers.