Varosha property owners need to ensure their title deeds, lawyer says
The first thing Greek Cypriot owners of Varosha property must do is ensure that they have title deeds in the name of a living person,...
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Foreign ministry says it treats ECHR cases ‘with due seriousness’
The foreign ministry on Friday said it was in consultation with the state legal service to handle “with due seriousness” appeals by Greek Cypriots to...
Is the Varosha case like the halloumi case?, lawyer asks in ECHR property case
Lawyer Achilleas Demetriades on Thursday called on the government to duly inform Famagusta refugees if it was a new policy to abandon them and let...
Greek Cypriots report IPC ineffectiveness to Council of Europe
Greek Cypriot owners of land in Famagusta and Kyrenia have written to the Council of Europe to report the ineffectiveness of the immovable property commission...
European Court judgement on IPC ineffectiveness becomes final (updated)
A European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment which describes the proceedings at the immovable property commission (IPC) in the north as “protracted and ineffective”...
Human rights lawyer rolls out proposal to solve the property issue
Human rights lawyer Achilleas Demetriades has a series of proposals to muster funds in the order of €20bn, in an effort to tackle the property...
Akel begins candidate search in earnest
Main opposition Akel’s political bureau began discussion with regard to the profile of its candidate for next year’s presidential elections on Friday, with names on...
Lawyer says it was state, not plaintiff who asked to take part in property case
It was the Republic that asked to take part in a property case against Turkey before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and not...
Turkey’s suspension of European Convention on Human Rights could impact north, legal experts say
Turkey’s decision to invoke article 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), temporarily suspending its implementation in a state of emergency, could extend...
Court ruling creates new ball game for IPC, leading lawyer says
By Angelos Anastasiou The significance of the recent ruling of a Turkish Cypriot court lies in the elevation of the matter from the level of...
ECHR ruling ‘unprecedented’
By Elias Hazou A JUDGMENT by Europe’s top human rights court on Monday ordering Turkey to pay €90m in compensation to the relatives of missing...
