Lawyers Greece - Compensation

There are two major kinds of liability in Greece: a) Contractual liability (obligatio ex contractu) and b) Tort liability (obligatio ex delicate). Compensation claim can be based in either one legal basis. Contractual liability requires the existence of a contract or an agreement and is based on the violation of this by one of the contracting parties. A tort on the other hand, has to be an illegal act, otherwise compensation cannot be claimed (article 914 of the Greek Civil Code). Also a tort has to include the element of liability, (except of certain cases of so called "objective" liability). Liability varies from negligence to intentional. So, any illegal act which holds the element of liability of any grade and has caused any kind of damage or nuisance can be the legal base for a compensational lawsuit.