New bill allowing court challenges to foreclosures would be a disaster, banks warn
Banks warned on Friday that a proposed bill to allow loan defaulters to file a case in court to suspend the foreclosure process, posed a...
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Court shake-up to bring justice into 21st century
An effort to modernise and improve the way the judicial system operates is in the pipeline, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday, saying new...
More legal staff to deal with asylum cases
Cabinet has tweaked the legislation to hire far more judges and court staff to decongest the backlog of asylum seeker applications. The courts are currently...
Enforcement of an award on an arbitration agreement
The arbitration clause in any agreement such as the provision of services, contracting, sale or rental of immovable property or agreement with any other object,...
Disputed amount and substantive jurisdiction of the Court
The civil jurisdiction of the District Courts is determined by article 22 of the Courts of Justice Law, 14/1960, following the general and specific instructions...
Supreme Court gets tough on ‘unprecedented scourge’ of child porn and abuse
The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of the attorney-general, who challenged a ruling for a court of first instance to release on parole a...
Problem of delayed justice will be better in four to five years, officials say
The backlog of court cases is expected to improve within four to five years, once relevant legislative reforms have been implemented, President of the Supreme...
Nine cases of fake doctors before courts, 15 under investigation
A probe expected to wrap up by year’s end should give a clearer picture as to how many individuals are practicing medicine without the requisite...
Private company to boost security in all Nicosia courts
Nicosia courts have started using security scan equipment, which was already installed but never utilised, according to various reports emerged on Friday. Following several arson...
MPs need to get serious about judicial reforms, Drakou says (Updated)
A major holistic overhaul of the island’s judiciary must be completed immediately in light of the data presented in the 2022 EU Justice Scoreboard, which...
