#Cyprus Bar Association

Michalis Vorkas was re-elected unopposed as Bar Association president on Wednesday, setting out his priorities for his new term. Addressing the association’s annual general assembly, Vorkas said no decisions ...

We have been hearing about the need for reform of the legal system and the legal service for many years now. No matter how many times this is mentioned in ...

Cyprus possesses strong legal arguments which could form the basis for revisiting the issue of the British bases within the framework of modern international law, participants at a discussion organised ...

In a meeting behind closed doors last week, the House legal affairs committee finalised a bill that would allow the secret service (KYP) to listen in on people’s telephone ...

The Supreme Court has overturned the Cyprus bar association (CBA) council’s decision, which had found a law firm guilty on multiple charges and imposed a financial penalty, it was ...

The critical role of Cyprus’ legal framework in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem was at the centre of the discussions during the opening of the Cyprus Bar Association’s ...

The latest announcement for cooperation between Cyprus and the FBI in the US over money laundering and sanctions evasion appears to have struck the right chord publicly. While the direct ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Friday slammed the government’s approach on creating an oversight authority, accusing it of lacking any ounce of seriousness. The damning statement came after a ...

The government has been on the defensive after Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced on Tuesday that the cabinet had approved the creation of an oversight body for professional service providers – ...

Members of the Cyprus Bar Association “will not be allowed” to partake in the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, the association’s chairman Michael Vorkas said on ...

Lawyers across the country held a one-hour protest outside district courts on Friday, over the mess which has beset the e-justice system. This is the second protest this week, where ...

Lawyers protested outside Parliament on Wednesday during the legal committee meeting about the botched introduction of the new e-justice system. The Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) announced the protest would be ...

The foreign minister and attorney-general have had recent meetings about Greek Cypriot businessmen and lawyers active in buying property in the north, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Letymbiotis’ ...

The Cyprus bar association is investigating some of its members and a company associated with them, believed to be involved in buying and selling of property in the north, it ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and members of his cabinet are closely monitoring reports that a Greek Cypriot law firm is representing an Israeli businessman with a slew of construction projects in ...

Corruption is a threat to the foundations of the Republic, and undertaking specific initiatives against it to create a climate of political accountability is a priority for the government, President ...

By Andria Kades and Iole Damaskinos Three law firms have been reported to the police over suspicions they have violated EU sanctions, the Cyprus Bar Association said on Thursday. A ...

The Cyprus Bar Association is set to stage a two-hour protest on Thursday outside the Supreme Court to voice its opposition to regulations aimed at speeding up cases that have ...

By Achilleas Demetriades On February 23 I submitted my resignation from the post of president of the Human Rights Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) during a Committee meeting. I ...

Judicial reform must not become part of the current electioneering, president of the Cyprus Bar Association Christos Clerides said on Sunday. He said the house of parliament can and must ...