Personal Injury & Road Traffic Accidents.

Get medical attention first, even if the injury seems minor — some injuries only become apparent later, and a medical record created close to the accident date is important evidence. Make sure the traffic police attend and produce an official report, and if possible, collect the contact details of any witnesses and take photographs of the vehicles, the road and any visible injuries. Avoid agreeing anything about fault or compensation directly with the other driver or their insurer before speaking to a lawyer — early conversations can affect the value of the claim later. Contact us as soon as reasonably possible so we can start building the file while the evidence is freshest.

Compensation in a Greek traffic accident claim generally reflects several elements: medical expenses already incurred and reasonably expected in future, lost income during recovery and any reduced future earning capacity, and moral damages for the pain, distress and disruption caused by the injury itself. The exact figure depends heavily on the severity and permanence of the injury, supported by medical evidence, and on the strength of the documentation gathered from the outset. This is precisely why insurers' early offers, made before all of this is properly assessed, are so often well below a claim's true value.

No, and in our experience an insurer's first offer is very rarely the full value of a claim. Insurance companies are commercial operators with an incentive to settle quickly and cheaply, often before medical treatment is complete or the full impact of the injury is clear. Once an offer is accepted and a settlement signed, it is generally very difficult to reopen the claim later, even if the injury turns out to be more serious than first thought. We would review any offer against the medical evidence and the claim's real value before advising whether to accept, negotiate further, or proceed to litigation.

Where a road traffic accident results in death, Greek law allows certain family members — typically a spouse, children and parents of the deceased — to bring a claim for their own moral damages arising from the loss, as well as claims for funeral expenses and, in some cases, loss of financial support the deceased would have provided. These claims sit alongside any separate criminal or administrative proceedings against the driver and follow their own evidential requirements. We handle these cases with the particular care and sensitivity they require, guiding the family through what can and should be claimed at what is an extremely difficult time.

Yes — this is a significant part of our practice. International visitors and tourists injured in road accidents in Greece face particular difficulties: an unfamiliar legal system, language barriers at exactly the wrong moment, and often having to deal with a foreign insurer from abroad once they have returned home. We run these claims from Greece in English or Italian as needed, handling the local procedure, the evidence gathering and the negotiation with the insurer, so the client does not have to navigate a foreign legal system alone, whether they are still in Greece or have already returned home.

Yes. Holiday and tourist injury claims arising on Crete, Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu are a regular part of the practice — road and quad-bike accidents, boat and watersport incidents, and hotel or pool liability. What matters most is securing the local police report and medical records before you leave Greece.