House passes law to safeguard protected witnesses
Two significant amendments were approved by the plenum on Friday allowing courts to collect statements from protected witnesses in a different room than the courtroom
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Cyprus has not fully complied with any Greco recommendation
Cyprus was among countries that have not fully complied with any of the recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco)
Deaths in custody of court and courtroom
Deaths in police custody happen frequently but deaths in the custody of the courtroom are not supposed to happen at all. Former Egyptian President Mohamed
Res judicata created by specific performance
By George Coucounis “THE ISSUE of an order for specific performance prevents the vendor from raising an objection for the transfer of the property” THE
Cyprus court rejects Russia extradition for Israeli organ trafficker
A Cyprus court has rejected a request by Russian authorities to extradite Israeli national Moshe Harel, 70, who was arrested upon his arrival to the
Greek Cypriot fugitive remanded for seven days
A Greek Cypriot fugitive caught in the north with a pair of Turkish Cypriots alleged associates was remanded in custody for seven days on Friday,
Drugs defendants acquitted after evidence burns in court fire, state to appeal (updt)
The state will appeal a criminal court decision to acquit two defendants charged with drugs trafficking offences after the evidence in the case was destroyed
Supreme Court rejects Astrasol appeal over Latsia cancer cluster
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal filed by the attorney-general and Astrasol over the company’s responsibility for creating a cancer cluster in the
Greek suspect in multiple crimes appears in court
Under strict security measures including armed police officers wearing bulletproof vests, a 30-year old man who was arrested on Friday was escorted to a Paphos
Court orders attorney-general to hand over evidence
Nicosia district court in an interim ruling on Friday ordered Attorney-General to Costas Clerides to hand over findings from his investigations into former deputy police
Former co-op bosses plead not guilty to fraud
Three former senior co-op bank officials and six others, including two companies, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to fraud in connection with loans worth €3.6m
Demolition of an illegal building
By George Coucounis The Municipal Council, District Officer or Community Council has the power to issue a building permit under which an interested person is allowed
Myanmar policeman in Reuters reporters case details operation
A Myanmar policeman now serving a prison sentence gave more details to a court on Wednesday about how he says two Reuters reporters were framed by police,
Experts to present new plan for Cyprus courts
A team of experts is expected to arrive in Cyprus next week to present suggestions on the review of the courts’ civil procedure rules, the
Murder hearing postponed on paperwork glitch
A 42-year-old man accused of beating his mother to death earlier this year did not have his charges read out to him in court on
Crime had been planned for five years, double murder suspect says (Updated)
A suspect held in connection with the double murder of a couple in Nicosia said what happened had been planned for the past five years
Court of Appeals declines vote recount for 2016 Limassol mayoral race
A court of appeal has upheld a decision by a court of first instance that rejected a recount of votes in the municipal elections in
ECHR upholds complaint by ex inmate of degrading treatment at Nicosia prisons
By Evie Andreou The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday upheld the complaint brought against Cyprus by a Polish former inmate at the
Limassol and Nicosia commerce chambers spat over court location
Limassol chamber of commerce and industry expressed its surprise on Friday after its counterpart in Nicosia opposed the choice of Limassol as the location for
Parents face criminal trial in baby’s death
The parents of a three-month-old baby who died from severe head injuries were on Friday referred to trial before the Paphos criminal court. The pair,