The 31st National Institute on White Collar Crime of the American Bar Association will be held in Miami Βeach, Florida, on March 8-10, 2017. Since its establishment in 1987, the Institute has been attended by leading federal and state judges and prosecutors, law enforcement officials, defense attorneys,...
A British director of a global fiduciary services company was cleared from charges of money laundering after a multi-month trial hearing. The Court of Appeal Athens sitting as a first instance court delivered its judgment in this widely publicized case on February 7, 2017. Eleven out...
Ilias Anagnostopoulos and Jerina Zapanti are the authors of the Bribery and Anti-Corruption chapter on Greece for Lexology. The chapter provides an overview of relevant laws and practice....
In a much noted decision of 28.11.2016 Areios Pagos (Greece's Supreme Court) rejected a Dutch European Arrest Warrant against a well known Greek shipowner and businessman on charges of fraudulent bankruptcy. The businessman is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for forgery, failure to provide information to...
FATF conducts peer reviews of each member on an ongoing basis to assess levels of implementation of the FATF Recommendations, providing an in-depth description and analysis of each country’s system for preventing criminal abuse of the financial system. In the light of the upcoming FATF review...
In Who's Who Legal in Business Crime Defence 2016 Ilias Anagnostopoulos ranks among the most highly regarded individuals. WWL says: Ilias Anagnostopoulos is a “terrific advocate” whose knowledge of insider dealing, money laundering and financial fraud makes him "a real asset" to clients. He is admired by clients...
At the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association in Washington a panel of academics and praticioners examined on September 22, 2016 the criminal laws that migrants encounter, the legal distinctions between migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and explored whether and when the movement of people...
In a much noted decision of July 12, 2016, the Court of Appeal Athens ruled that foreign defendants in the case of Siemens are entitled to a translated version of the indicting decision of the Judical Council in order to be able to effectively exercise their...
Greek law Digest - The Official Guide to Greek Law is the most systematic and comprehensive guide on the Greek legal and institutional framework. Its objective is to provide reliable information to any foreign natural person or legal entity wishing to know the operating framework of the Greek legal system. In...
The Court of Appeal Athens rejected on May 25, 2016 a EAW issued by Cyprus against a prominent Greek businessman on allegations of bribery and related offences. The Court ruled that jurisdiction on the alleged offences lies with the Greek courts because most of the acts in...