The Board of Directors of the Athens Bar Association during today’s meeting, “taking into account that to date no government announcement has been implemented on the issues of the sector and in view of the introduction of the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to the Parliament for a vote, decided by a majority to extension until 2-22-2024 of the targeted abstinence”.
He also decided to propose to the Plenary Session of the presidents of the country’s Bar Associations, the implementation of universal abstinence on the day of the passing of the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
It is recalled that it has been decided from 9-2-2024 universal abstinence until 23-2-2024, the day of the protest gathering of the presidents of the Bar Associations of Greece at the Ministry of Finance for the financial requests of the sector, as detailed in the decision of the Plenary from 1.2.2024.
At the same time, tomorrow 15/02 at noon (1pm) there will be a protest gathering of the presidents of the Bar Associations of Greece and the lawyers of Athens, at the Ministry of Labor on the issue of the insurance capacity of lawyers and their family members, which expires on 29.2.2024.
In more detail, the Board of Directors of the Board of Directors decided on the targeted abstention:
- from all criminal trials, except for trials arising from adjournment and in which the examination of the first witness has already begun,
- from lawsuits involving the interests of the Greek State, NPDD, public sector NPID other than OTAs
- from all Legal Aid cases (trials, procedural acts, etc.)
- from the issuance of Payment Orders and from any act of forced execution, Banks and funds
- from the registration of mortgage pre-notes when the borrower is a legal entity
Licenses will be granted exclusively to:
- In cases of limitations and amortization periods, including procedural ones.
- In criminal cases, in misdemeanors completed six (6) years in the first degree and seven (7) years in the second degree and in felonies completed fifteen (15) years in the first degree and eighteen (18) years in the second degree.
- In criminal trials of the second degree with a prisoner, as a result of a first-instance conviction.
- In cases of temporary detainees, in view of the completion of temporary detention. Completed ten months in case of twelve months and fifteen months in case of eighteen months.
- On its own and in escorts
Regarding Postponements:
For the convenience of the colleagues, it is allowed to appear before the courts to submit a postponement request, with the obligation, in the event of non-appearance of the opposing side, to proceed without delay and by any suitable means to inform the absent colleague of the date of the new trial.
It is noted that the framework of abstention must be applied whether there is an obligation to issue a letter of pre-collection of contributions or there is an exemption from this obligation as referred to in article 61 par. 3 of the Lawyers Code, such as, among others, the cases representing the public, OTAs, Social Welfare Organizations Insurance and Legal Entities under Public Law with a fixed remuneration contract or represent beneficiaries of Legal Aid and Beneficial Pension.
Source: RES-MPE
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