Private law

Signs of recovery in the Greek office market are now tangible, as sector professionals say that rental rates for quality space are growing in most cases.

The history of vested interests in Greek politics goes way back. Marked by the ups and downs and peculiarities of each different period, it is essentially a vicious cycle.

The idea of ​​introducing an additional 4-month parental leave will be discussed on 15 March during the Bulgarian presidency of the Council of Europe, Nova TV reported. The change could become part of the better work-life balance directive.

Couples seeking a divorce by mutual agreement are able to do so with less hassle thanks to a new law published in the Government Gazette.

Law 4509/2017 allows both parties to dissolve their marriage in person or via a legal representative through a notary, without having to appear in court before a judge.

Draft legislation that would simplify the procedure couples have to follow to obtain divorce by mutual consent, even allowing their official separation to be confirmed within an hour, has been submitted to Parliament.

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives–by saying “talaq” three times–as unconstitutional.

India's top court on Aug. 22 banned an Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives instantly, ending a long tradition that many Muslim women had fiercely opposed.

The Supreme Court ruled that the practice of "triple talaq", whereby Muslim men can divorce their wives by reciting the word talaq (divorce) three times, was both "unconstitutional and un-Islamic."

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) "sees no problem" in a legal change allowing muftis, civil servants of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), to register and perform marriages, MHP Deputy Group Chair Erhan Usta has said, voicing the party's support for the government's controversial draft law.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Greek authorities for mishandling the registration and housing of unaccompanied refugees under the age of 18 on Lesvos.

According to a statement released on Wednesday by HRW, which spoke to 20 refugee children on the eastern Aegean island, unaccompanied minors as young as 15 have been wrongly registered as adults.

Turkey has witnessed a dramatic rise in its divorce rate over the past 10 years with an increase of 82 percent, according to 2016 figures from the general directorate of criminal records and statistics.