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Summary: Following its abolition for commercial claims against traders and public debts, personal detention has become an exceptional enforcement measure...

A legal issue that is becoming increasingly common in enforcement proceedings, particularly in the pre-auction phase, and which has now started to be addressed in case law...

Navigating property transfers when debts to the Greek State prevent obtaining a tax clearance certificate presents significant challenges. This article examines the court-authorised private sale mechanism under Article 998(6) of the Greek Code of Civil Procedure, which enables property transfers while limiting the State's recovery to 25% of the purchase price, and explores how this procedure is reshaping real estate transactions in Greece.

The Center for the Verification and Collection of Public Debt (K.E.V.EIS.) has now been operational for a year in Attica and about half a year in Thessaloniki, actively fulfilling its role as a central hub...

The out-of-court mechanism is a debt settlement tool that has undergone successive modifications since its introduction in 2021...

The role of the highest bidder is pivotal in the completion of the process of enforcement for the satisfaction of monetary claims and the auction.

The expert in civil proceedings is not merely an assistant to the court, but the bearer of specialized knowledge that contributes to a sound judicial assessment.

In bank guarantee agreements, guarantors customarily waive the benefit of Article 862 of the Greek Civil Code (defense of release). However, the right to invoke the defense of release remains intact...

Summary: This article presents case law examples where Greek courts have ruled that enforcement proceedings should be suspended due to the debtor's submission of an application...

In the modern economic environment, access to electricity constitutes a fundamental social good. However, it is frequently observed that providers issue disconnection orders or terminate electricity supply...

Electronic invoicing has changed the manner in which invoices and other transaction documents are issued and circulated in commercial transactions and transactions involving self-employed professionals. It has not, however, altered the fundamental procedural requirement that a claim be evidenced in writing in order for an enforceable payment order to be issued.

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