In a recent article for the Global Investigations Review (GIR) Ilias Anagnostopoulos discusses the bribery provisions of the new Criminal Code in Greece and argues that these comply with the country's obligations under both the UN Convention and the CoE Criminal law Convention against bribery....
CEE Legal Matters published an interview with Ilias Anagnostopoulos on the new Criminal Code and expectations in Greece after the snap parliamentary election of July 7, 2019....
One of the most prominent businessmen in Greece with global presence was cleared earlier this month by the Court of Appeal, Athens, sitting as a first instance court. The defendant was charged with bribing a former executive of an electricity public company in relation to a...
The Legal 500 Bribery & Corruption 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide has been launched. The aim of the Guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the bribery & corruption law across a variety of jurisdictions. Each chapter provides information about the current issues...
The 2019 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime has been launched. The Guide covers common issues in business crime – including criminal law enforcement, organisation of courts, corporate criminal liability, statutes of limitations, initiation of investigations, procedures of gathering information – in...
The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index® is the world's leading source for original data on the rule of law. The 2019 edition covers 126 countries and jurisdictions, relying on more than 120,000 household surveys and 3,800 expert surveys to measure how the rule of...
The European Criminal Bar Association held its 2019 Spring Conference in Athens on 10-11 May 2019. "Is effective access to legal counsel under attack?" was the general topic of the Conference which focused on recent developments in the lawyer-client privilege and the challenges for the defence...
The Who's Who Legal Awards Ceremony, celebrating the world's leading lawyers, was held in Gibson Hall, London, on 16/5/2019. Anagnostopoulos received the 2019 Country Award for Greece, in recognition of its "exceptional performance". The award was handed over to our Alexandros Tsagkalidis. ...
Who's Who Legal has launched its 2019 edition on Future Leaders Investigations. Jerina Zapanti features among those lawyers widely considered to be up-and-coming stars in the field. WWL says: "Jerina Zapanti of Anagnostopoulos is respected as an experienced and knowledgeable investigations lawyer. Peers comment that she is...
The new edition of the International and Comparative Guide on Anti-Money Laundering has been recently published. The Guide provides a global analysis of anti-money laundering laws and regulations across 31 jurisdictions, written by leading lawyers and presented in a comparative Q&A format. Ilias Anagnostopoulos and Alexandros Tsagkalidis...