Attorney-general concerned proposed changes to appointments are unconstitutional
Attorney-general (AG) Costas Clerides said Wednesday he was not in principle opposed to term limits for the position of AG and deputy AG, but opined...
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Bill to shore up legalities tied to vacant MP seats at plenum next week
A LAW proposal on the amendment of the Constitution aiming to address the gap found in the event a parliamentary seat is vacated or not...
AG lets loose on corrupt system, apathy of citizenry
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Tuesday slammed the fact no political responsibility was taken anyone as a result of the findings of independents such as the...
Moves to end lifetime appointments of attorney and auditor generals
Opposition Akel has tabled a law amendment for a change in the constitution to limit the terms in office of the auditor-general, the attorney-general and...
Gay rights group concerned that Morphou bishop cleared by AG (Updated)
The Bishop of Morphou, Neophytos, has not committed a criminal offence with his anti-gay comments, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday. The case file submitted...
AG’s office clears universities to take in private-school students
The Legal Service has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the...
Attorney-general orders investigation into bishop’s anti-gay comments
Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday he had ordered an investigation into highly controversial comments made by Morphou Bishop Neophytos about homosexuals, as a war...
State Legal Service condemns attack on attorney-general
State attorneys on Monday condemned a recent verbal assault against the attorney-general during a trial and appealed for an end in the attempt to degrade...
Clerides: respect the office of the AG or face the consequences
Costas Clerides warned on Thursday that he would take measures against anyone insulting the office of the Attorney-general after being called “a disgrace” to the...
Top lawyer calls AG ‘a disgrace’ during courtroom spat (update 2)
By Evie Andreou Attorney-general Costas Clerides and lawyer Polys Polyviou clashed again in the courtroom on Wednesday with the latter calling the former “a disgrace”...
Supreme court overturns manslaughter verdict in Limassol killings, cites premeditation
The supreme court on Wednesday accepted the attorney-general’s appeal against the initial decision of the Limassol criminal court which ruled that the killing of three...
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...
Law Office’s approach to missing women files was based on police conclusions
The police had never sought a court order to access any phone records during the investigation of three cases of women who went missing and...
New meeting on pay cuts decision next Monday will include AG
The new meeting between party leaders and the presidential palace on the administrative court’s decision to restore public sector wage cuts is to take place...
Lawyer jailed for forging attorney-general’s signature
Paphos district court on Thursday sentenced a lawyer to four months in prison for forging the signature of the attorney-general. The 39-year-old lawyer was found...
‘Preliminary conclusions’ reached on possible criminal offences in co-op debacle
The state Legal Service has arrived at certain preliminary conclusions relating to the possible commission of criminal offences in the collapse of the co-op bank,...
State attorneys poring over co-op probe findings
State attorneys have been poring over the findings of a probe into the collapse of the co-op bank trying to establish whether further investigation into...
Sparks fly in court between AG and prominent lawyer in BoC case
Attorney-general Costas Clerides exchanged angry words in court on Friday with prominent attorney Polys Polyviou whose law firm had been at the centre of allegations...
AG and supreme court president cross swords at House (Updated)
By George Psyllides and Evie Andreou Heated exchanges between former friends, the attorney-general and the president of the supreme court, marked Wednesday’s parliamentary discussion on...
Our View: If only our judges were capable of showing humility
THIS has not been a good time for the legal establishment. Lawyers, supreme court judges and the attorney-general have turned on each other, questions have...
