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SCHOOL OF LAW

GEORGE LADOGIANNIS

 

Academic Title: Professor of Civil Law

Office Location: Akadimias 47.            

Email Address: gladogiannis@law.uoa.gr

Office Hours:  by appointment only

 

PROFILE

Education: Studies in Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (Degree 1997)

LL.M. Eberhard Karls Univ. Tübingen (1998)

Doctoral Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Ph.D. 2005)

COURSES TAUGHT INCLUDE

Graduate studies:

Law of Obligations, General Part (2010-2011 to the present)

Succession Law (2010-2011 to the present)

Applications of Civil Law (2010-2011 to the present)

Family Law (2017-2018 to the present)

Seminar of Civil Law (in some years)

Postgraduate studies:

European Civil Law (2012-2013 to the present)

Advanced Issues in the Law of Damages (2024-2025 to the present)

Interpretation of Statutes and Contracts (2010-2011 to 2022-2023)

Civil Law and Digital Technologies (2010-2011 to 2022-2023)

Secured Credit Law (2015-2016 to 2023-2024)

Contract Formation and Interpretation (2022-2023  to 2023-2024)

PUBLICATIONS

A. MONOGRAPHS

  1. The Declaration of Intent and the Problem of Its Validity. Elements of a Critical Approach (Athens, Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas Publications 2025, pages XVII + 303)
  2. On the method of calculation of the mandatory [reserved] share in succession law (Athens: P.N. Sakkoulas 2021, pages 193)
  3. The Foundation of Wrongdoing: Theoretical grounds of tortious liability and interpretative implications for positive law (Athens: Ant. Sakkoulas 2016, pages 510)
  4. Parent-child relationship (see COMMENTARIES 2 a, 3 a)
  5. Expectant rights (Athens-Komotini: Ant. Sakkoulas 2009, pages XIV + 333)
  6. Security over trade receivables (Athens-Komotini: Ant. Sakkoulas 2005, pages XXVI + 861)

B. COMMENTARIES  

  1. Georgiades/Stathopoulos (eds.), Civil Code Commentary, General Principles (vol. I  & II , 2nd ed., Athens: P.N. Sakkoulas 2016)
  1. Articles 34 - 39 [on natural person] (vol. Ι, pages 672 - 711) [with Prof. Ath. Papachristou]
  2. Articles 236 - 238 [on consent to / approval of juridical acts] (vol ΙΙ, pages 1201 - 1231)
  3. Articles 241 - 246 [on calculation of periods (of time)] (vol. ΙΙ, pages 1253 - 1290)
  4. Articles 279 - 280 [on time-barred rights] (vol. II, pages 1472 - 1495)
  1. Georgiades (ed.), Civil Code – Short Commentary [vol. ΙΙ (Articles 947-2035), Athens: P.N. Sakkoulas 2013]

a)    Articles 1505-1541 [on parent-child relationship] (pages 855 - 907)

  1. Georgiades (ed.), Civil Code – Short Commentary [vol. ΙΙ (Articles 947-2035), 2nd ed., Athens: P.N. Sakkoulas (2026)]

a)    Articles 1505-1541 [on parent-child relationship]

C. JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Offsetting Losses and Gains in Liability for Investment Advice, in: Hellenic Justice Review [Elliniki Dikaiosyni (ΕλλΔνη)] 2026 (1) (forthcoming)
  2.  Prerequisites for Medically Assisted Reproduction: Age, Medical Necessity, Preservation of Fertility,  Procedure at an Organized Center, Unborn Child’s Best Interest, in: D. Papadopoulou-Klamari (ed.), Medically Assisted Reproduction (Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki 2025), 73–87
  3. Publicity of assignment and debtor’s protection, in: Essays in Memory of Georgios Michalopoulos (Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki 2023), 253–269
  4. Change of child’s residence and access right of the other parent, in: Hellenic Justice Review [Elliniki Dikaiosyni (ΕλλΔνη)] 2023, 335–344
  5. Meaning and importance of the equal exercise of the parental responsibility under new Article 1513 of Civil Code, in: Applications of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law [Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou kai Politikis Dikonomias (ΕφΑΔΠολΔ)] 2022, 1117–1124
  6. Exercise and collection of a pledged or assigned receivable: The problem of the secured creditor’s inaction, in: Chronicles of Private Law [Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ)] 2021, 401–410
  7. Determination of compensable damage and fulfillment of causation in the case of a faulty investment information and advice, in: Applications of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law [Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou kai Politikis Dikonomias (ΕφΑΔΠολΔ)] 2021, 445–449
  8. Liability of a company and its administrators towards third parties due to breach of a duty of care and protection, in: Festschrift P. Papanikolaou (Athens: Ant. Sakkoulas 2020), 569–594
  9. The waiver of equalisation of accrued gains after Supreme Court Decision 6/2019 (Plenary Session) – Status quo and expansion possibilities, in: Applications of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law [Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou kai Politikis Dikonomias (ΕφΑΔΠολΔ)] 2019, 1228–1233
  10. Measure and content of child maintenance in normal periods and in periods of economic crisis - With an emphasis on covering the educational needs of children, in: Applications of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law [Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou kai Politikis Dikonomias (ΕφΑΔΠολΔ)] 2018, 16–25
  11. Breach of contract as a tort. Theoretical approaches and case law trends, in: Chronicles of Private Law [Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ)] 2017, pages 565–572 = Essays in Memory of Th. Papachristou (Athens: Ant. Sakkoulas 2019), 971–996
  12. The European Certificate of Succession according to Regulation (EE) 650/2012 and its relation to domestic rules, in: Festschrift I. Karakostas, vol. I (Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki 2017), 715–728
  13. Current problems of the succession law, in: [Greek] Association of Civil Law Scientists & Patra Bar Association (ed.), Civil law and current economic developments, 11th Congress of  [Greek] Association of Civil Law Scientists 24 - 25 April 2015 (Athens, Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas Publ. 2016), 191–206
  14. Exercise of a time-barred right by objection or settlement of a time-barred counterclaim, in: P. Papanikolaou (ed.), Legal problems of limitation periods of actions (Athens: Ant. Sakkoulas 2015), 51–78
  15. On the conflict between a mortgage over industrial machinery according to law no. 4112/1929 and a registered pledge according to law no. 2844/2000, in: Chronicles of Private Law [Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ)] 2011, 241–255 [with Prof. P. Papanikolaou]
  16. Nongratuitous assignment and assignor’s contractual liability, in: Festschrift M. Stathopoulos (Athens-Komotini: Ant. Sakkoulas 2010), 1323–1344

D. CASE COMMENTS

  1. Liability arising from faulty investment advice [Comment on Areios Pagos (Supreme Court in Civil Cases) decision no. 1133/2025], in: Applications of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law [Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou kai Politikis Dikonomias (ΕφΑΔΠολΔ)] 2021, 963–965
  2. Expansion of the concept of a tortious act and tortious liability of company directors – in view of Areios Pagos (Supreme Court in Civil Cases) decisions no. 370, 472/2018, 1, 54/2019 [Comment on Areios Pagos decision no. 54/2019], in: Commercial Law Review [Epitheorisi Emporikou Dikaiou (ΕΕμπΔ)] 2019, 815–819
  3. Legal problems concerning the expectant right of a trustee heir or his or her substitute – Comment on Areios Pagos (Supreme Court in Civil Cases) decision no. 1113/2018, in: Chronicles of Private Law [Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ)] 2013, 120–123
  4. Issues of tort liability of the managing partner of a personal company and the third parties who transacted with him, vis-à-vis the company and the remaining partners – Comment the Multimember First-Instance Court of Athens decision no. 9801/1998, in: Nomiko Vima [NoB] 1999, 1593–1595

E. OTHER STUDIES AND PUBLISHED LEGAL OPINIONS

  1. World Bank Survey: Women, Business and the Law, in: World Bank (ed.), «Doing Business 2026»
  2. Insurance contract in favor of a third party and occurrence of the insured event due to fault of the contracting party [with Prof. Dr. Michael Stathopoulos] in: Law of Businesses and Companies [Dikaio Epichirisseon & Etairion (ΔΕΕ)] 2014, 653 – 668
  3. Right of first refusal clause contra bonos mores – Assessment criteria  (legal opinion) [with Prof. Dr. Michael Stathopoulos], in: Chronicles of Private Law [Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ)] 2012, 63–70
  4. World Bank Survey: Legal rights of borrowers and lenders (Non possessory security rights over movable property/Greece) [with Asc. Prof. Dr. Kleanthis Roussos], in: World Bank (ed.), «Doing Business 2006»
  5. Gegenwärtige Hauptprobleme des Urhebervertragsrechts [Main Problems of Copyright Contract Law] (LL.M. Thesis, Eberhard Karls Universität Τübingen, 1998, pages III + 44)

F. EDITORSHIP

  1. “Freedom and Justice in Contracts”: Festschrift P. Papanikolaou (Athens: Ant. Sakkoulas 2020, pages XXI + 1325) (with Prof. Dr. D. Papadopoulou-Klamaris, Prof. Dr. Chr. Stampelou, Prof. Dr. M. Augoustianakis, Prof. Dr. K. Christodoulou et al.)