ANTONIOS  G.  KARAMPATZOS

Professor at Athens Law School (Dr. iur.), Supreme Court lawyer

Studies

  • 1996 – 2000: Law Faculty, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens / Grade: Excellent (“arista”)
  • 9/2000 – 7/2001: LL.M. (Civil Law), University of Tübingen (Germany) / Grade: Excellent (“summa cum laude”)
  • 9/2001 – 5/2004: Ph.D. Candidate in contract with protective effects towards third parties and liability of financial experts for pure economic loss, at the University of Tübingen (Germany), under the supervision of Dr. iur. Dres hc Harm Peter Westermann.
    Title of the Ph.D. in German: “Vom Vertrag mit Schutzwirkung für Dritte zur deliktischen berufsbezogenen Vertrauenshaftung – Zugleich ein Beitrag zum Ersatz fahrlässig verursachter reiner Vermögensschäden”, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden 2005 (pp. 274) Grade of the Ph.D. (after the oral examination, 13/5/2004): Excellent (“summa cum laude”)
  • 9/2003 – 2/2004: Postdoctoral research at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University College London

Academic status               

Professor of Civil Law at the First Private Law Sector, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Courses      

Ι. Graduate studies:

General Law of Obligations (Law of Contracts and Torts I)

Special Law of Obligations (Law of Contracts and Torts II)

Advanced Lessons on Civil Law

Seminar of Civil Law

Law & Economics

ΙΙ. Postgraduate studies (LL.M.):

Financial Crisis & Private Law

Contracts of the Modern Economy

Law & Economics

 

International activities    

  • Participation in various international conferences such as, for instance:

– The Conference “Patterns of Federalism and Regionalism: Lessons for the UK” (London, 7/11/2003; under the auspices of the University College London and the University of Texas);

–  The XV. European Summer Academy concerning “The new European Union of 25” (Bonn, 16-26/7/2004, under the auspices of the Gustav-Stresemann-Institute (GSI) and the Jean-Monnet Regional Centre of Excellence Nordrhein-Westfalen); 

– The Conference organised in Bochum (Germany) under the auspices of the Universities of Bochum and Athens (20/21.2.2009) “Inhaltskontrolle im nationalen und europäischen Privatrecht”, whereby I presented a paper under the title “Haftungsfreizeichnungsklauseln im Griechischen und Deutschen Kaufrecht sowie im DCFR”.

– The Conference organised in Athens under the auspices of the Universities of Bochum (Germany) and Athens (4/5.6.2010) “Der Einfluss der neueren Rechtsprechung des EuGH auf das Privat- und das Öffentliche Recht: Stillschweigende Usurpierung von weiteren nationalen Kompetenzen?”.

– The Conference organised in Bochum (Germany) under the auspices of the Universities of Bochum and Athens (18/19.11.2011) “Information als Schutzinstrument – Grundlagen und Grenzen”, whereby I presented a paper under the title “Der Umfang der Aufklärungspflicht des Verkäufers beim Unternehmenskauf – Insbesondere die sog. „Non-Reliance“-Klausel”.

– The Conference organised in Messina (Italy) by the Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA 1/2.6.2012), under the title “Principles and Specific Rules in European Contract Law”.

– The Legal Conference of the Association of Civil Law Jurists organised in Athens (19.12.2012) under the title “Financial Crisis & Private Law”.

– The 8th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris from 8-13.2.2013, as supervisor and coach of the team of the Law School of the University of Athens, which received the special award for best 1st time participation at ICC Mediation Competition.

– The Hellenic-German Conference organised in Sounion (Athens) under the auspices of the European Public Law Organization (12/13.07.2013) “Das Europäische Wirtschaftsrecht vor neuen Herausforderungen”, whereby I presented a paper under the title “Rechtpaternalismus im Europäischen Verbraucherschutzrecht – Lehren aus der Ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts“.

– The Hellenic-German Symposion organised in Athens under the auspices of Athens and Frankfurt Law Schools (24/25.10.2013) “Vertragsgestaltung, -auslegung und -anpassung – Insbesondere in Krisenzeiten“.

– The 23rd Panhellenic Conference on Commercial Law organised in Alexandroupolis (1/3.11.2013) “The challenge of insolvency“.

– The Conference on “Financial Crisis & Consumer Protection”, organized in Komotini (13/15.06.2014).

– The Annual Conference on European Consumer Law 2014 organised in Trier (9/10.11.2014) by the Academy of European Law.

– The series of lectures on behavioral economics held by Professor Cass Sunstein (Harvard Law School) at University College London (Quain Lectures, 13/16.10.2014).

– The 11th Legal Conference of Civil Law Jurists organised in Patras (24/25.4.2015) “The Civil Law and the Recent Economic Developments“.

– The 1st Panhellenic Conference on Mass Media Law organised in Athens (22/23.5.2015).

– The Legal Conference of the Association of Civil Law Jurists organised in Athens (18.06.2015) under the title “Specific Issues of Contract Law in the Energy Sector”.

– The Conference of the Association of Commercial and Economic Law organised in Sounio (27-28.05.2015) under the title “The Economic Law in the Era of Crisis”.

– The 5th annual Greek Public Policy Forum “One Crisis, Two Crises, Multiple Crises” (07-08.10.2016, Chania, Crete), whereby presentation under the title “Greek Private Debt and Behavioral (Law &) Economics”.

– The 2nd International Conference in Contemporary Social Sciences “Public Policy at the Crossroads: Social Sciences Leading the Way?” (Rethymnon, Crete, 15-16.6.2018), whereby presentation under the title “Various Nudging Models and the Freedom of Choice”.

– The 19th International Conference of Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA) “European Contract Law and the Creation of Norms” (Warsaw, Poland, 22/23.06.2018), whereby presentation under the title “Nudge Theory, Default Rules, and the Mandated-Choice Model”.

– The Centre for Commercial Law & Financial Regulation Research Seminar Series of the Reading Law Faculty (05.03.2019), whereby presentation under the title “EU law & the quest for more efficient means of consumer protection: the mandated-choice model at the forefront”.

– The EU Law Discussion Group of the University of Oxford, Law Faculty (06.03.2019), whereby presentation under the title “EU law & the quest for more efficient means of consumer protection: the mandated-choice model at the forefront”.

– The 52nd annual meeting of the “International Association of Berkeley Law Alumni” (Athens, 21.06.2019), whereby presentation under the title “Nudging Models, Freedom of Choice, and The Quest For Efficient Means of Consumer Protection – The Mandated-Choice Model At The Forefront”.

– The University of Chicago Summer Institute in Law and Economics held at the University of Chicago Law School, July 8 – July 19, 2019; general theme:  “Regulation of Consumer Markets”.

– The Obligations Discussion Group of the University of Oxford, Law Faculty (27.02.2020, Keeble College), whereby presentation under the title “Contract Law Default Rules – Traditional and Modern Aspects”.

– The Centre of European Law of the  Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London (06.03.2020), whereby presentation of my book “Private Law, Nudging and Behavioural Economic Analysis – The Mandated-Choice Model” (Routledge, 2020) together with Professors Takis Tridimas, Roger Brownsword and Mateja Durovic.

– The Legal Conference of the Association of Civil Law Jurists organised in Athens (24.04.2020) under the title “Pandemic and Contracts”, whereby presentation under title “Pandemic and Force Majeure”.

  • Since 2008: Certified Mediator of the Chartered 

          Institute of Arbitrators and Member of the Hellenic

          Centre of Mediation and Arbitration. Since 2013:

          Accredited by the Greek Ministry of Justice.

  • Fall Semester 2019/2020: Academic Visitor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford (UK).
  • Fall Semester 2014/2015: Visiting Scholar at the School of Law of UC Berkeley (USA) in the field of behavioral law & economics.
  • Fall Semester since 2016: Visiting Professor at the University of Piraeus, Master’s Program “Law & Economics”.
  • Spring Semesters 2015 & 2016: Visiting Professor at the University of Piraeus, Master’s Program “Energy, Strategy, Law & Economics”.

 

Publications        

I.Books

  • State intervention in contractual relationship and Civil law (in Greek; P.N. Sakkoulas, 2020, pp. 418).
  • Private Law, Nudging and Behavioural Economic Analysis – The Mandated-Choice Model (Routledge, 2020, pp. 174).
  • Private autonomy and Consumer Protection – A Contribution to Behavioral Economic Analysis of Law (in Greek; P.N. Sakkoulas, 2016, pp. 494 & XXIV).
  • Contract Law in Greece, Stathopoulos M. / Karampatzos A. (in English; Ant. Sakkoulas & Wolters Kluwer, 3rd 2014, pp. 282).
  • The Renunciation of the Right to Forced Share – A Methodological Contribution in the Field of Inheritance Law (in Greek; Ant. Sakkoulas, 2011, pp. 320).
  • Law of Sales (comments on art. 513-573 of the Greek Civil Code), in: Commentary to the Greek Civil Code of Prof. Ap. Georgiadis (in Greek; collective work, P.N. Sakkoulas, 1st 2010 / 2nd ed. 2021).
  • Greek & European Environmental Law, Karakostas I. / Karampatzos A. (in English; Ant. Sakkoulas & Bruylant, 2008, pp. 225).
  • Supervening Change of Circumstances in a Contractual Relationship (in Greek; Ant. Sakkoulas, 2006, pp. 593).
  • Vom Vertrag mit Schutzwirkung für Dritte zur deliktischen berufsbezogenen Vertrauenshaftung – Zugleich ein Beitrag zum Ersatz fahrlässig verursachter reiner Vermögensschäden (in German; Nomos Verlag, 2005, pp. 274).
  • The new Law of Seller’s Liability (in Greek; collective work, Ant. Sakkoulas, 2003, pp. 670), in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Pan. Papanikolaou, Cl. Roussos, & C. Christodoulou.

 

II.Articles, Papers, Comments

 

  • Pandemic (COVID-19): The contractual relationships on the Procrustean bed of the law of necessity anew – Especially the force majeure clauses (in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2020, pp. 378-391.
  • Abuse of rights pursuant to Article 281 GrCC – A doctrinal and case-law analysis: from traditional forms of abuse to modern issues of abusive refusal to conclude a contract (especially due to discrimination) (in Greek), Elliniki Dikaiosyni (ΕλλΔνη) 2019, pp. 961-990.
  • Re-adjustment or Termination of a Contract under Greek Civil Law, Especially in View of a Supervening Change in Circumstances – An Overview, De Jure 22/2019, pp. 6-15.
  • The institution of trust and the specific issue of the transfer of shares to it (in Greek), Elliniki Dikaiosyni (ΕλλΔνη) 2018, pp. 1367-1380.
  • Voraussetzungen und Folgen der Widerrufsrechtsausübung im Fernabsatz und im digitalen Verkehr, Neue Juristische Online-Zeitschrift 2018, pp. 1681 ff., in cooperation with A. Belakouzova.
  • Damages to Third Parties and Especially the Third-Part Liability of Experts: The Competition Between Freedom and Justice on the Border of Contractual and Tortious Liability (in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2018, pp. 401-420.
  • Substitute/Alternative Transportation Services and Barriers to Entry into the Market – The Uber-Case [Critical Thoughts on the Ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Illinois Transportation Trade Association et al. v. City of Chicago and Dan Burgess et al. (7.10.2016)] (in Greek), To Syntagma (ΤοΣ) 3/2017, 775-790.
  • Comments on art. 101-106 of the Greek Civil Code, in: Commentary to the Greek Civil Code of Prof. Ap. Georgiadis & M. Stathopoulos, vol. 1A, 2nd 2016 (in Greek; collective work, P.N. Sakkoulas).
  • The Role of Case Law and the Prospective Overruling in the Greek Legal System, Revue hellénique de droit international 2014/67, pp. 97-120 = in: E.Steiner (ed.), Comparing the Prospective Effect of Judicial Rulings Across Jurisdictions (2015), pp. 163-184, in cooperation with George Malos.
  • Rechtspaternalismus im Europäischen Verbraucherschutzrecht: Lehren aus „Behavioral Law & Economics“ – Eine Bestandsaufnahme, in: K.Hopt/ D.Tzouganatos (ed.), Das Europäische Wirtschaftsrecht vor neuen Herausforderungen (2014, Mohr Siebeck), pp. 205-229.
  • The Institution of Prescription in the Common Frame of Reference as an Occasio for a Reform of the Prescription Law of the Greek Civil Code (in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2014, pp. 572-585.
  • Die Material-Adverse-Change/Effect-Klauseln (MAC-Klauseln) bei Unternehmensfusionen bzw. –übernahmen (M&A’s), in: T.Tröger/A.Karampatzos (ed.), Gestaltung und Anpassung von Verträgen in Krisenzeiten (2014, Mohr Siebeck), pp. 221-233 [and as a new, significantly revised version: MAC/MAE-Klauseln und Störung der Geschäftsgrundlage in Gerichts- und Schiedsverfahren, in: R.Wilhelmi/M.Stürner, Post-M&Α-Schiedsverfahren – Recht und Rechtsfindung jenseits gesetzlichen Rechts (2018, Springer), pp. 261-277].
  • The Prohibition of Inheritance Contracts – Towards a Reform of the Inheritance Law of the Greek Civil Code, Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2014, pp. 1339-1368.
  • Material Adverse Change/Effect Clauses in M&A Contracts (in Greek), Dikaio Epichirisseon & Etairion (ΔEE) 2014, pp. 665-672.
  • Comment on Decision no. 4/2014 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos, in Plenary Session; in Greek), Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2014, pp. 1136-1138.
  • Re-negotiation of contractual obligations in light of the debt restructuring process of the Insolvency Code and the general cooperative duty pursuant to Art. 288 GrCC, in: The Challenge of Insolvency – 23rd Panhellenic Conference on Commercial Law (ed. Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2014), pp. 93-119.
  • Comment on Arbitration Decision no. 55/2013, Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2012, pp. 307-310.
  • Wucherähnliche Rechtsgeschäfte oder Funktions- statt Sittenwidrigkeit, in: Festschrift für R.Stürner – B. II (2013), pp. 1121-1142, in cooperation with Prof. P.Papanikolaou.
  • Economic Crisis and Re-adjustment of Contractual Obligations (in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2013, pp. 92-105.
  • Comment on Decision no. 70/2012 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos; in Greek), Efarmoges Politikis Dikonomias (ΕΠολΔ) 2012, pp. 464-470.
  • Comment on Decision no. 1801/2012 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos; in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2012, pp. 430-433.
  • Comment on Decision no. 86/2012 of Piraeus Court of Appeal, Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2012, pp. 1400-1404.
  • Der Umfang der Aufklärungspflicht des Verkäufers beim Unternehmenskauf – Insbesondere die so genannte „Non-Reliance“-Klausel, NZG 22/2012, pp. 852-859 = in: K.Riesenhuber/F.Klinck/I.Karakostas, Information als Schutzinstrument – Grundlagen und Grenzen, pp. 81-101.
  • ‘Glass Bonds’ and Possible Claims of Bondholders – An Initial Approach, Dikaio Epichirisseon & Etairion (ΔEE) 2012, pp. 294-298.
  • Comment on Decision no. 34/2011 of Kalamata First Instance Court, Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2011, pp. 2317-2325.
  • Comment on Decision no. 385/2011 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos; in Greek), Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2011, pp. 1217-1221.
  • Negotiation as an Intersubjective Process: Creating and Validating Claim-Rights (in English), Philosophical Psychology 26/2013, pp. 89-108, in cooperation with A. Arvanitis.
  • The Truth of Negotiation, World Financial Review July – August 2012, pp. 30-33, in cooperation with A. Arvanitis.
  • Negotiation and Aristotle’s Rhetoric: Truth over Interests (in English), Philosophical Psychology 24/2011, pp. 845-860, in cooperation with A. Arvanitis.
  • Haftungsfreizeichnungsklauseln im Griechischen und Deutschen Kaufrecht sowie im DCFR – Die Dichotomie zwischen Individual- und Verbrauchsgüterkauf (in German), Revue Hellénique de Droit International 61/2008, pp. 275-299 = in K. Riesenhuber / I. Karakostas, Inhaltskontrolle im Nationalen und Europäischen Privatrecht (Verlag de Gruyter Recht – Berlin, 2009), pp. 173-194.
  • Pressefreiheit und Figuren des Öffentlichen Lebens: Eine Konkretisierung des berechtigten Informationsinteresses der Allgemeinheit aufgrund des Gedankens „Practise what you preach“ (in German), in Festschrift für Harm Peter Westermann (2008), pp. 365-388.
  • Supervening Hardship as Subdivision of the General Frustration Rule: A Comparative Analysis with Reference to Anglo-American, German, French and Greek Law (in English), European Review of Private Law 2-2005, pp. 105-147.
  • Das neue griechische Kaufrecht (in German), Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW) 2004, 676-682.
  • Classification Societies’ Liability towards a Ship’s Purchaser due to False Certificate according to Art. 8 of Law no. 2251/1994 – Consumer Protection Law / Expert Opinion (in Greek), Dikaio Epichirisseon & Etairion (ΔEE) 2011, pp. 391-399, in cooperation with Prof. I. Karakostas.
  • Transfer of 100% of the Shares of a Shipping Company (S.A.) and Possible Liability of the Transferor-Unique Shareholder of the Company for its Debts according to Art. 479 of Greek Civil Code / Expert Opinion (in Greek), Epitheorissi Naftiliakou Dikaiou (ΕΝΔ) 2011/39, pp. 1-4.
  • Comment on Decision no. 810/2010 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos; in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2011, pp. 474-480.
  • The Provision on Unexpected Change of Circumstances of the Draft Common Frame of Reference and the Duty to Contractual Re-Negotiation (in Greek), Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2010, pp. 623-640.
  • The Non-Reliance Clause in a Company Sale as a “Risk-Allocation Clause” – Fraud and “Conscious Ignorance” in the Battlefield between Freedom of Contract and Individuals’ Self-Responsibility (in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2010, pp. 401-413, in cooperation with Prof. P. Papanikolaou.
  • The Abolition of Art. 545 and 546 sent. b-c of Greek Civil Code: An Unfortunate Legislative Initiative (in Greek), Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou (ΕφΑΔ) 2010, pp. 880-887.
  • Comment on Decision no. 930/2009 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos; in Greek), Dikaio Epichirisseon & Etairion (ΔEE) 2010, pp. 480-484.
  • Comment on Decision no. 1017/2009 of the Greek Supreme Civil Court (Areios Pagos; in Greek), Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou (ΕφΑΔ) 2010, pp. 317-321.
  • The Banking System and the Next International Economic Crisis (in Greek), Sinigoros (Συνήγορος) 78/2010, pp. 76-77.
  • Option and the Reasons for its Extinction (in Greek), Dikaio Epichirisseon & Etairion (ΔEE) 2009, pp. 142-152.
  • The Offshore Company as Property Owner (in Greek), Chronika Idiotikou Dikaiou (ΧρΙΔ) 2009, pp. 293-301.
  • Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (in Greek), Sinigoros (Συνήγορος) 72/2009, pp. 44-46.
  • Comment on Decision no. 4794/2008 of the Athens’ Court of Appeals (in Greek), Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou (ΕφΑΔ) 2009, pp. 930-937.
  • The ‘Polluter Pays Principle’ and the Environmental Protection (in Greek), Environment & Law (Περιβάλλον & Δίκαιο) 2008, pp. 370-372.
  • The Draft of a European Civil Code (in Greek), Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou (ΕφΑΔ) 2008, pp. 855-872.
  • The Methodological Impact of the Doctrine of the Normative Power of the Actual upon Civil Law (in Greek), Dike (Δίκη) 2008, pp. 8-28.
  • The New German Law of Obligations (in Greek), Nomiko Vima (ΝοΒ) 2002, pp. 1605-1625, in cooperation with Pan. Kontogeorgakopoulos.

 

  • Various articles in daily newspapers and magazines mainly on socio-economic issues.