The Greek Code of Civil Procedure: Presidential Decree 503/1985: 2 (The Greek Quadricodex)

The Greek Code of Civil Procedure, an unprecedented translation of Greek Presidential Decree 503/1985, was painstakingly translated and edited over a period of several years. The purpose of this publication is to clarify the Greek legal system for an international audience, ranging from investors and entrepreneurs to scholars, academics, and students of law and translation, as well as legal practitioners, providing them with the entire text of the law on procedure before Greek civil courts, rather than piecemeal Articles or the gist and main points. The translation of the law is accompanied by Greek-to-English and English-to-Greek glossaries of the terms encountered in the Code. The book includes: An introduction by Dr. Panayiotis Yiannopoulos, LL.B., LL.M., J.D. A detailed foreword by the translators on their approach, methodology and the translational issues faced and resolved. A side-by-side translation of Presidential Decree 503/1985, including all amendments and updates until February 2023. Two useful glossaries of the key terminology used in the above texts (Greek-English and English-Greek). This volume is an indispensable bilingual aid for: Legal practitioners consulting clients involved in civil proceedings in Greece; Legal departments of companies already set up in Greece; Investors and entrepreneurs intending to incorporate a company in Greece, so that they remain abreast of developments in the field of their legal obligations; Translators translating from and into Greek who require a high-quality reference when consulting either this specific Code or other laws citing it, as well as dependable glossaries; Law and translation students interested in seeing a real-life application of their studies and requiring a reference volume for purposes of terminology and English legal drafting.