Determination of fair rent
‘Fair rent does not mean reasonable rent but is the market rent minus the legislative exceptions’ THE determination of fair rent by court regarding houses...
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Coronavirus: court case challenging school testing adjourned until May 17
A joint lawsuit, by 67 parents against the state, which challenges the requirement on school children to undergo mandatory tests and face masks was heard...
Thai court denies bail for activists on hunger strike over royal insults
A court in Thailand on Thursday denied bail for seven detained activists accused of insulting the king, two of whom have deteriorating health from more...
No confusing ‘Halloumi’ and ‘Halloumi-Vermion’, EU court rules
The European General Court (EGC) on Wednesday rejected the appeal made by the “Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi”...
Sworn statements no longer have to be made at court
In a bid to decongest courts, authorities have allowed sworn statements to be given before lawyers or in citizen service centres without the need of...
Peyia loses court case to block massive hillside development
Peyia is mulling what steps to take after losing a court case to block the development of a hillside above the Paphos town. The local...
Conor O’Dwyer arrested outside AG’s office (Updated)
A British man who has been involved in a long and exhausting property dispute in Cyprus that lasted over 15 years, was arrested on Monday...
Suspect in custody after two women report rape
A 28-year old man is in custody as a suspect in the rape of two women tourists in the Famagusta district in February 2018, police...
More arrests as two remanded over Dherynia demo
Two men, aged 25 and 27 were remanded for three days on Tuesday by the Famagusta district court in connection with police investigations into the...
Two arrested in connection with stabbing of British soldier
Police have arrested two men, suspected of stabbing a 27-year-old British soldier in the early hours of Friday in Ayia Napa, authorities said on Saturday....
Cyprus justice faces ‘serious efficiency challenges’ says EU
The EU’s first-ever report cards for member states, the Rule of Law Reports, issued on Wednesday, honed in on justice reforms in Cyprus, saying the...
Man awarded €247,000 in damages for injuries sustained during 2011 Mari explosion
A 67-year-old man has been awarded €247,000 in damages for long-term injuries he sustained in naval base munitions explosion nine years ago. The Larnaca district...
Parents of monk to appeal decision acquitting Limassol bishop of brainwashing him
The parents of a monk are planning to appeal a court decision that acquitted Limassol Bishop Athanasios and others of proselytizing their son about 18...
Coronavirus: fines of €6,400 imposed on 13 people violating movement restrictions
Famagusta district court on Tuesday fined 13 people a total of €6,400 for violating the decree on restrictions of movement during the pandemic. According to...
Man arrested after Ledra Street scuffles released pending April 9 hearing
A 55-year-old man who was remanded on Sunday by the Nicosia district court after he admitted to pushing a national guardsman during scuffles at the...
Club chairman, referee to be charged in connection with match-fixing
Authorities on Thursday are expected to file charges against a second division club chairman and a referee in connection with match-fixing. Ayia Napa chairman Demetris...
Man loses fight to serve less time in army on citizenship grounds
The supreme court has rejected the case of a man who wanted to serve six months in the national guard as opposed to what was...
Suspected people smugglers deny charges
Five men held in connection with smuggling 131 migrants in November denied related charges before the Paphos criminal court on Tuesday. The migrants, mostly Syrians,...
Deal signed for metal detectors at courts
A seven-year contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of a metal and radiocommunication detector system at courts across the island worth more than €1...
Culinary students protest, oppose Filoxenia being turned into a court
The students’ union of the Higher Hotel Institute (HHIC) demonstrated on Tuesday demanding the government rethinks its decision to convert the Filoxenia conference centre into...