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...
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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...
Delays to implementing juvenile justice system reform
Juvenile crime remains very low in Cyprus, but we still need a designated detention centre A law establishing a criminal justice system catering to juvenile...
House passes law creating two new courts
The House on Thursday enacted a law creating a Commercial Court and a Maritime Court – a move that is hoped will alleviate the caseload...
