#court

Any transfer of an immovable property by a debtor made with the purpose of avoiding payment of debt owed to a creditor, cannot be tolerated by the court and upon ...

The release of the European Commission’s 2025 rule of law report could not have been timed better. It was published a few days after the ECtHR’s ruling about a ...

A graphology expert told a Cypriot court on Wednesday that he could not reach an “absolute conclusion” over disputed handwriting linked to a German woman accused of seizing Greek Cypriot ...

Public explanations of the reasons for dismissing judge Doria Varoshiotou, who exposed claims of foul play in the long-running case of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou should be forthcoming, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Representing a deceased person for whose estate no administrator has been appointed, may be done through a limited grant. This could be for a limited duration and for a specific ...

A man from Azerbaijan, suspected of serious offences including espionage and terrorism, will remain in police custody in Cyprus for another eight days. The suspect, who also holds British citizenship, ...

The mental distress that a person suffers as a result of a breach of a contract, which is intended to provide peace of mind and security, may give rise to ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, who was removed from office by a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling last September, on Friday told the police that he was relieved of his duties as ...

The prosecution’s testimony will conclude at the next hearing of the trial of the two former MPs facing criminal charges over a report by Al Jazeera into the alleged ...

In last week’s Tales from the Coffeeshop, Patroclos asked rhetorically: is everyone who publicly repeats some wild allegation about the courts investigated for contempt? To which the answer is ...

Concern for employees led to the safeguarding of their rights in the event of a transfer of an undertaking, establishment or part of an undertaking to another employer, as a ...

The development possibilities of a property depend on the urban planning in the area in which it is located. Consequently, urban planning changes and building permits, such as the granting ...

Six young adults have been arrested in Limassol on suspicion of using forged documents to secure residency and student permits in Cyprus, in what police are treating as a possible ...

Three men aged 30, 39 and 41 have been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with a string of house burglaries in Paphos. The suspects appeared at Paphos court on Sunday, ...

A recent decision of the Administrative Court differentiated the interpretation and application of the provisions of the capital gains legislation for the exemption of disposal of property of a deceased ...

A way out for co-owners of immovable property is the possibility of exchanging their share with other immovable property, when other co-owners do not agree to purchase the share, to ...

The success of a party in a case, as well as their procedural conduct, are factors that the court takes into account in awarding costs. The law grants the court ...

A second university degree, allegedly forged by the former commissioner for volunteerism Yiannakis Yiannaki, was never submitted in court despite earlier suspicions that it was falsified. The degree, sent by ...

A court’s acquittal of five Israeli men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in Ayia Napa has sparked widespread outrage, with many calling for the verdict to ...

The amendment to the legislation that took place on February 24 (Law 9(I)/2024) no longer allows the sale of immovable property located in areas not controlled by the Republic of Cyprus ...

A mortgage is a charge placed on immovable property by its owner to secure a sum of money or an obligation from a mortgage creditor. While in the case of ...

The Court of Appeal has, for the first time, overturned a decision by the Administrative Court of International Protection, ruling that international protection status was “incorrectly granted” to a third-country ...

Six former public officials from the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman were on Thursday indicted for “causing death through negligence”, based on their role in the sequence of events which ...

As a way of securing and repaying a debt, a court may issue an encumbrance order for the sale of a debtor’s shares in a private company. These court ...