Legal View

US President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on at a jubilant celebration that featured U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper performing “True Colors” in front of ...

How the Parole Board in Cyprus works By Alexandros Clerides After well-known European and Cypriot decisions, the Parole Board was introduced through legislation and specific articles found in the Prisons ...

Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that passed parliament on Tuesday and are among the most ...

The largest trial in Belgian history kicked off on Monday with 10 men accused of involvement in Islamist suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured over 300. Set to ...

The Cyprus Bar Association is set to stage a two-hour protest on Thursday outside the Supreme Court to voice its opposition to regulations aimed at speeding up cases that have ...

Accident occurred ‘in the management or administration’ of a ship? By Andreas Christofides In a relatively recent case, the Admiralty Court considered whether an action, omission or negligence that occurred ...

Definition of institutions and acquisition of legal personality By Eleni Louka The term institution is defined by The Societies and Institutions and other related Matters Law of 2017 (104(I)/2017) as the ...

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos asked a London court on Tuesday to block part of a harassment case brought against him by his ex-lover, arguing allegations made by her against ...

Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday. ...

Brazil football star Neymar Jr told a court on Tuesday he did not participate in negotiations over his transfer to “childhood dream” club Barcelona from Santos in 2013, but had signed ...

Paris St Germain and Brazil football star Neymar Jr. and eight others went on trial in Barcelona on Monday charged with fraud and corruption over the player’s transfer to ...

Actor Alec Baldwin and the producers of the Western “Rust” have reached a settlement with the family of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who Baldwin shot dead during filming ...

A Texas inmate at the centre of a legal battle over religious rights of those facing execution in the United States was scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday ...

US President Joe Biden and top White House officials announced new guidelines and grants to protect abortion and contraception rights, and said women’s rights have already been curtailed since ...

Tragic development if the UK diverges from the European Convention on Human Rights By Aylin Zeybek In April 2022, the UK government announced a new immigration plan regarding the relocation of ...

Former U.S. president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation this week, seeking $475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a “campaign of libel and slander” ...

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC praised for contribution By Jonathan Shkurko Law firm Elias Neocleous & Co. LLC has written a new legal handbook which includes the most important and ...

The European Commission said on Thursday it would file a legal challenge against Malta for its so-called golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship in exchange for ...

A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in income taxes, a court document released ...

Maine state Representative Reagan LaRochelle didn’t spend much time discussing abortion with voters when she ran for office last year. But she said the conversation has changed after the ...

Canada has launched a review of the country’s legalisation of recreational cannabis use four years ago to evaluate its impact on youth, indigenous minorities and others, and analyse its ...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in their libel ...

The Supreme Court has recently revoked a previous decree meaning the Famagusta District Court will now operate as its own entity and be housed in Paralimni, it announced on Saturday. ...

Surviving an accident can leave you with anything from small cuts and scrapes, to a catastrophic injury from which you never completely recover. Whether you were involved in a car ...