Procedures
The Code of Civil Procedure with written-first proceedings and payment orders
Civil litigation follows the Code of Civil Procedure, reformed in 2015 to front-load written submissions and confine hearings. A payment order procedure gives creditors an enforceable title on documentary proof.
Key rules
- Pleadings and evidence must be filed within strict deadlines after service of the claim.
- A payment order (diatagi pliromis) issues on written evidence without an oral hearing.
- Cassation to Areios Pagos is limited to errors of law.
Governing law
- Code of Civil Procedure (Kodikas Politikis Dikonomias)
- Act 4335/2015 reforming civil procedure
In practice
The written-deadline regime is unforgiving: missing the filing window for submissions can end the case regardless of merits.