Court reduces paedophile’s sentence by six months
The court of appeal on Monday reduced the sentence handed down to a convicted paedophile by six months.
The court found that the court of first instance had “incorrectly evaluated” ...
Appeals court overturns drug acquittal
The Court of Appeal on Monday overturned the acquittal of a man who had been accused of possessing and supplying illegal drugs, sentencing him to seven months in prison.
The ...
Court of appeal overthrows Turkish Cypriot property case
A court of appeal has annulled a decision of the administrative court in a case concerning Turkish Cypriot property where the Guardian, the interior ministry, first gave permission for the ...
Court rejects extradition of magnate Steinmetz, frees him
The Court of Appeal on Friday ruled against the extradition of Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz to Romania, overturning a lower court ruling on October 11.
Steinmetz was detained in Cyprus ...
Sentence increased for people smuggler
The Court of Appeals on Tuesday increased an 18-month prison sentence to three years for an individual involved in aiding illegal residency in the Republic.
The decision came after the ...
Cyprus swears in new judges in revamped court system
Despite the public’s general disdain for public institutions, Cypriot justice is trusted, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday at a swearing in ceremony for the new judges at the ...
Complying with an ECHR decision
A violation of Article 6.1 of the Convention was found and the re-opening of an appeal ordered
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), dated January 9, 2018, in the ...
Remedy to correct court proceedings
“The remedy to correct court proceedings is a duty to restore justice”
The principle of natural justice requires that a person affected by an order or decision of the court ...