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It is with great pleasure and a sense of pride that we received the important positive ruling of the Hellenic Supreme Court regarding a case which we argued representing our client Swiss International Airlines. The Supreme Court accepted our arguments and sided with our client, and essentially upheld a lower level court decision to reject compensation to a disgruntled passenger who demanded compensation as result of a flight delay due to technical reasons. Our office argued and the Supreme Court with its 824/2015 order, accepted that our client acted properly and in full compliance to the spirit and the letter of the directive 261/2004, item 5 paragraph 3 of  E.U.regulation. This important ruling will also serve as a guideline on an array of ongoing and future similar cases where the Directive 261/04 calls for interpretation.

Our Law firm specializes among other things in matters of air transportation law, with a long and distinguished tack record in this practice and a leading role in the liberalization and  modernization of air transportation law. Our senior partner Constantine  Kokkinos is the legal counsel of  the Board of Airline Representatives in Greece – “B.A.R.”;  the board represents more 250 airlines worldwide and has local presence in most countries all over  the world.

For the last five days, the whole world is focusing at Greece, which prepares for a referendum suggested by the Greek government in the middle of a capital controls imposition and a further downgrade of the country.

European Legal Consultancy, with operating offices in Athens and Geneva, founding member of Global Justice Network with members and collaborators in more than 25 countries and jurisdictions in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia, wishes, with the present, to express our displeasure for the present political situation and its socio-economic consequences and guarantees to our clients and friends, both in Greece and abroad, that we are prepared and ready to continue providing our high quality services, as always, and we contribute our best offers to this direction.

We further wish to thank you for your trust, support and cooperation all these years and we hope that the present situation will come to an end soon and that both Greece and Europe will come out of this stronger.

Dear clients, affiliates and friends,

Following the deadlock on its negotiations with the creditors and the expiration of the fiscal consolidation program, Greece has abruptly decided to call for a referendum and impose stringent capital controls-including banks closure and suspension of regulated markets until July 7^th or further notice.

European Legal Consultancy (ELC) expresses its deep concern about the current situation of Greece, which it carefully monitors and evaluates so as to continue providing a comprehensive legal advice under these critical circumstances.

ELC, whose Swiss managing partner is a member of the Geneva Bar, has affiliatesin Zurich, Zug, Lausanne and Bern. This solid Swiss footing combined with a far reaching international presence- founding member of the Global Justice Network with partners in more than 25 jurisdictions- allowed us to adequately prepare in such times of crisis so as to maintain a proper legal support to all of our clients doing business in or with Greece. Our comprehensive structure and a prime financial and world banking practice allow us to continue providing our clients affected by events in Greece a complete service tailored to their needs.

We wish to thank you for your continuous trust, support and confidence and we hope that the present crisis will come to an end soon and that both Greece and Europe will come out of it stronger.

Dear clients, affiliates and friends,

Following the deadlock on its negotiations with the creditors and the expiration of the fiscal consolidation program, Greece has abruptly decided to call for a referendum and impose stringent capital controls-including banks closure and suspension of regulated markets until July 13^th or further notice.

European Legal Consultancy (ELC) expresses its deep concern about the current situation of Greece, which it carefully monitors and evaluates so as to continue providing a comprehensive legal advice under these critical circumstances.

ELC, whose Swiss managing partner is a member of the Geneva Bar, has affiliatesin Zurich, Zug, Lausanne and Bern. This solid Swiss footing combined with a far reaching international presence- founding member of the Global Justice Network with partners in more than 25 jurisdictions- allowed us to adequately prepare in such times of crisis so as to maintain a proper legal support to all of our clients doing business in or with Greece. Our comprehensive structure and a prime financial and world banking practice allow us to continue providing our clients affected by events in Greece a complete service tailored to their needs.

We wish to thank you for your continuous trust, support and confidence and we hope that the present crisis will come to an end soon and that both Greece and Europe will come out of it stronger.