It is allowed to appear in trial without a lawyer before the Justice of Peace provided that the subject matter of dispute does not exceed the amount of 5.000 euro.  

The action refers to the civil Courts and you can claim all your rights and claims against third parties, either in financial content (e.g. loan contract claims, leasing contract claims, child support claims), or in non-financial content (e.g. definition of custody for minor child, inheritance rights). The (law)suit requests the punishment of the defendant for having committed offences against you and the intended result is not your indemnification or any type of rehabilitation but the conviction of the offender to deprivation of personal freedom or pecuniary penalty or fine.

You can file a (law)suit before the Police Department or before the Prosecuting Attorney of First Instance Courts.  

The penalty of deprivation of personal freedom up to one (1) year can be converted to pecuniary penalty or fine and be paid. The penalties of deprivation of personal freedom that exceed the one year and up to two (2) or/and five (5) years may be converted to pecuniary penalties and paid, at the discretion of the Court.

Your lawyer is entitled to represent you before all criminal Courts in Greece, without limitations. Your lawyer may also represent you before the civil and administrative Courts in the Greek Territory, provided that he/she is appointed to the Court of your pending case. This means that, if your case is pending before the Court of Appeal, your lawyer should be appointed in this Court, while if your case is pending before the Supreme Court, he/she must be appointed to the Supreme Court.

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