Public law lies at the point where the citizen, the business and the public body encounter the power of the Administration. Every administrative act, every omission and every decision of a public authority may materially affect rights, property interests, professional activities, investments and fundamental freedoms.
Our firm provides comprehensive legal support in every matter falling within the broad field of public law, undertaking both out-of-court and judicial protection of its clients. We handle appeals, applications for annulment before the Council of State and the Administrative Court of Appeal, damages actions and all other judicial steps before the administrative courts and competent authorities, concerning acts, omissions or actions of the Hellenic Republic, legal persons governed by public law, organisations and entities of the wider public sector.
Our legal support covers, among other matters, claims for compensation against the Hellenic Republic, subsidies and grants, civil service and disciplinary law, planning and environmental matters, social security disputes, immigration matters, protection of professional rights, forest-related matters, cultural heritage matters, as well as cases concerning infringements of constitutional rights, fundamental freedoms and rules of European law.
We have particular experience in proceedings before independent, regulatory and supervisory authorities. We handle cases before the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water – RAAEY, the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission – EETT, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, the Greek Ombudsman and other authorities exercising critical regulatory, audit or supervisory powers.
In the field of individual rights, our firm deals in particular with issues of personal data protection and privacy. We provide advice and legal support to entities, businesses and organisations that process data of clients, employees, associates or third parties and are required to comply with national and European legislation, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation – Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Law 4624/2019 and the more specific regulatory framework. In parallel, we support natural persons in exercising their rights in cases of personal data breaches, unlawful processing or infringement of their private sphere.
Before recourse to the courts, we support every necessary administrative procedure, such as appearances before authorities, submission of applications, objections, oppositions, administrative appeals, reports, complaints and memoranda. Our aim, where feasible, is the effective resolution of the matter already at the administrative stage, without unnecessary delay or burden for the client.
Where, however, judicial pursuit of a claim is necessary, our firm undertakes the systematic and well-documented support of the case before the competent courts.
Our clients’ claims may arise either from contracts, such as debts owed to suppliers, pharmaceutical companies or service providers, or from unlawful acts or omissions of the State, organisations, social security bodies, hospitals, legal persons governed by public law and other public bodies.
Judicial recovery of debts is pursued, as appropriate, by actions before the competent administrative courts, applications for the issuance of payment orders against public bodies, and any other suitable legal remedy or procedural means. Particular importance is attached to the proper documentation of the claim, the selection of the appropriate procedure and the protection of the client from delays or unjustified administrative refusals.
In parallel, our firm also undertakes the legal support of public organisations, State bodies, legal persons governed by public law and other legal persons or organisations of a public character. This support is provided through advice, legal opinions, processing of administrative acts, support to administrations, as well as the filing or defence of appeals, actions and other legal remedies.
In this context, we apply the special provisions governing the operation of each body, taking into account not only the legality of administrative action, but also the need for the practical, secure and institutionally sound functioning of the administration. We support, judicially and out of court, the claims and rights of public bodies against third parties, with a view to protecting the public interest and their orderly operation.
European law also occupies a particular place in our practice. Our firm undertakes the drafting of complaints, reports, applications and appeals before European institutions, bodies or authorities in cases of infringement of European law. We also provide legal support in matters relating to the application of European treaties, regulations and directives, as well as the formulation or support of requests for preliminary rulings before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Our legal approach combines knowledge of the administrative mechanism, litigation experience and an understanding of the European dimension of each case. Our aim is the effective protection of the client against unlawful, erroneous or disproportionate administrative actions, as well as the formulation of solutions that respect legality, fundamental rights and the requirements of modern administration.
