A. Supreme Court of Greece, Decision no. 1921/2024, Legal Database NOMOS: The Court dismissed the opposing party’s appeal and held that our client is entitled to compensation of approximately €750,000, with legal interest, arising from a public project for which no formal contract was executed, but services were provided, based on the principle of unjust enrichment.
B. Decision of the Council of State B’ 7-Member Formation, No. 1733/2024, Legal Database NOMOS: In this decision, it was held that the revenues of our client, a non-profit organization, consisting of dividends, rents, and interest earned from the utilization of its capital dedicated to the non-profit purpose defined in its articles of association, are exempt from income tax. Furthermore, the income tax erroneously paid, amounting to approximately €2,500,000, must be refunded, as our related appeal for annulment was accepted.
C. Council of State, Decision No. 175/2025, Legal Database NOMOS: In this decision, it was held that our client, who had prevailed regarding the delayed and offset refund of VAT, is entitled to interest amounting to approximately €1,070,000, as our appeal for annulment was accepted.
D. Administrative Court of Appeal of Piraeus, Decision No. 1273/2024: The Court upheld our client’s appeal and, as a result, our client was exempted from municipal fees amounting to approximately €1,200,000. The Court also ordered their lawful return with interest, on the grounds that the property in question was not supplied with electricity and the existing buildings had been designated as preserved (listed) by the Ministry of Culture.
E. Court of Appeal of Athens, Decision No. 1730/2024: In this decision, our client was vindicated, with the Court ordering the opposing parties to pay him an amount of approximately €2,500,000 for infringement of inheritance rights and breach of the limits of mandate.
F. Administrative Court of Appeal of Piraeus, Decision No. 1287/2024: The Court held that, with regard to the obligation of a hotel company to pay Real Estate Ownership Tax (Φ.Α.Π.) for one of its properties, the objective system for determining property values is not applied irrebuttably, particularly when the State itself, for the purpose of calculating its own bare ownership interest in the same property, had assessed its value at a level significantly lower than the objective value.
