Legal View

The activation of the procedure for imposing and collecting administrative fines by the Department of Lands and Surveys introduces new developments in property transactions in Cyprus. Amending Law 132(I)/2023, which ...

By Eleni Philippou, The buildings are finished, the buyers have paid and the keys are ready. All that is missing is the electricity. This is happening across Paphos, and quite ...

The further digitalisation of payments does not mean that cash is ceasing to have economic and social value. The recent initiative of the Association of Cyprus Banks and Visa to ...

Alvin Hellerstein, a senior federal judge who oversaw many high-profile cases in nearly three decades on the bench, including matters involving US President Donald Trump and the prosecution of ousted ...

Even a quiet dog can become defensive if it feels unsafe or thinks someone is a threat. Reaching for its toy, walking too close to its food, or trying to ...

A damaged car shows that a crash occurred, but it does not explain who caused it or why it happened. One driver may have ignored a traffic signal, while another ...

Getting disability benefits for migraines involves more than showing that the condition has been diagnosed. An insurer may look at how often the attacks happen, how long they last, and ...

A car accident can look simple from the outside, but the legal details behind an injury claim can be much harder to sort out. A damaged bumper may show the ...

Roads can tell a story after a truck crash, but the marks on the road are only the beginning. A damaged vehicle, a traffic camera, a driver’s log, or ...

The debate on pension reform in Cyprus has now reached an advanced stage of consultation. The need for a sustainable and resilient social insurance system is beyond dispute. The issue, ...

By Alexandros Neofytou Fintech promised to simplify banking. In many ways, it did. But it also moved the friction somewhere else, and in doing so, made the role of the ...

How public should the details of a company shareholder be? Does the need for corporate transparency justify allowing anyone to know a shareholder’s identity, the shares they hold, their ...

Inheritance is a fundamental institution of succession law, as it governs the transfer of a person’s estate upon death. Under Cyprus law, an estate devolves upon those entitled to ...

Lindsay Clancy will return to court on Tuesday for a key hearing, as prosecutors weigh whether to retry the Massachusetts woman on murder charges for killing her three young children ...

By Emilios Charalambous and Avgi Michael In January 2026, the European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul the EU’s Cybersecurity Act, a proposal now known as CSA2. It’s the ...

Three siblings inherit an immovable property and hold it in undivided shares. One wishes to make use of his share and seeks partition, while the others disagree. Can their refusal ...

The reform of local government was not completed with the mergers of municipalities and communities. Its real test began when the new municipalities were called upon to operate in practice ...

Like an old dog barks now and again to remind himself he is a dog, an old Cypriot scribbler feels the need to write about the Cyprus problem now and ...

Commercial transactions are founded on trust and on the expectation that every payment serves a specific purpose. A deposit, the purchase price or any other payment is made because the ...

Co-ownership of immovable property often creates a difficult planning impasse. What happens when an owner has a lawful right to develop their property, but one or more co-owners do not ...

By Ramona Livera and Alexandra de Gouveia In July 2026, the Cyprus Business Development Organisation Law 2026 (Law 124(I)/2026) was enacted, providing for the establishment and operation of the Cyprus Business Development ...

The trial of a Massachusetts woman who strangled her three children but argues she is not guilty by reason of insanity ended on Friday with a deadlocked jury. But defendant ...

A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the U.S. murder trial of Lindsay Clancy for killing her three young children, a tragedy her attorney said occurred while she ...

By Athena Evagorou The European Union has spent the last decade reshaping the digital regulatory landscape through landmark legislation such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the AI ...