Legal View

By Eleni Philippou The much-anticipated new law on the operation of swimming pools – the Swimming Pools Law of 2025 – was passed in July 2025 with the aim of making swimming pools safer, ...

Some states in the USA make car crash cases simple, but Iowa didn’t get that memo. Between shared fault rules, damage limits, and layers of insurance details, one mistake ...

By Ramona Livera, and Demetra Hadjimichalaki The European Design Regulation (EUDR) No. 2024/2822 amending Regulation on Community Designs, has come into force as of 1st of May 2025 (Phase I), whilst provisions ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) was sued this week by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features crashed on New ...

By Stelios Parparinos The recent increase in incidents of young offenders – Easter bonfires, firework misuse and sports-related violence – is undeniably a matter of significant public concern. Each week seems to ...

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years of a life prison term for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible for parole ...

By Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke People who aren’t legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers – at ...

Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow implementation of his executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military, one of a series ...

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a US Department ...

Britain’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws, a landmark decision greeted with concern by ...

By Konstantinos KaousliadisIn an increasingly interconnected world, families with ties to the Republic of Cyprus – through marriage to a Cypriot citizen, for instance – have a unique opportunity to secure Cypriot ...

By Xenia Kalogirou In effect since March 2021, the Sustainability Financial Disclosure Regulation – Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR) – introduced transparency in the market for sustainable investment products as part of the EU’s 2030 ...

By Stefanos Sofroniou The remarkable resurgence of the crypto industry marks a strong turnaround from the collapse of crypto-exchange FTX not long ago, with Bitcoin soaring from just $16,000 two years ...

President Donald Trump on Friday used his executive authority to restore U.S. participation in two international anti-abortion pacts, including one that cuts off U.S. family planning funds for ...

Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the ...

By Emilios Charalambous The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is set to come into effect soon, reflecting the European Union (EU) regulators’ efforts to strengthen the IT security of financial ...

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or ...

Foreign nationals seeking lawful permanent residency (a Green Card) through the engagement and eventual marriage to a U.S. citizen must apply for K-1 status. K-1 status confers a temporary ...

By George TsardellisWhen a dispute arises, it is crucial for the innocent party to seek immediate legal advice. Timely guidance from a legal advisor ensures that the party takes appropriate ...

The U.S. Supreme Court, turning away another case involving transgender issues, declined on Monday to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit against a public school district in Wisconsin ...

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year ...

Britain’s parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate on an issue that has divided ...

Prince Harry will pursue his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful activities by journalists and private investigators despite dozens of others settling their cases, ...

The European Commission on Thursday fined Meta Platforms META.O €797.72 million ($840.24 million) over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace, it said in a statement, confirming an earlier report by Reuters. “The ...