GREECE Trends and Developments Contributed by: Dimitris Emvalomenos, Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
214C of the Civil Procedural Rules). Law 4640/2019 (as in force following amendments) is the current law on mediation, and came into force on 30 November 2019, providing for a new set of mediation rules versus the previous legal regime. These rules include man - datory mediation for specified cases (effective from 30 November 2019, 15 January 2020 or 1 July 2020, depending on the case) based on the type of litigation proceedings and also covering product liability claims. Mediation has also been promoted specifically by Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 regarding online interme - diation services and online search engines, applicable from 12 July 2020.
Also, it should be noted that, among lawyers’ duties, mediation and ADR in general for out-of-court set - tlement of disputes are expressly recommended and provided for by the Lawyers’ Code (in particular, Arti - cles 35, paragraph 3, 36, paragraph 1, and 130 of Law 4194/2013) and the Lawyers’ Code of Ethics (Articles 7.b and 32.a). Lastly, an overall reformation of the ADR rules is underway and on 27 February 2025 a working group was set up by the Ministry of Justice to propose an ADR Code, currently expected by the Summer of 2026 (status as of April 2026).
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