Conflict of interest and corruption: seeking an honest state
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...
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Judicial reform must be kept out of electioneering says Bar Association head
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...
Clerides elected new Cyprus Bar Association president
Christos Clerides was elected as the new president of the Pancyprian Bar Association on Thursday night. Out of a 2,106 total votes, Clerides garnered 815,...
Calls to speed up review of complaints against lawyers
The back log of more than 2,000 outstanding complaints against lawyers is a ‘huge problem’ that is tarnishing the image of the legal system, the...
Court decision announcements await Supreme Court decision
Since May 25, the date on which the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, court judgments are no longer being published in...
Four law firms disciplined for failing to comply with Panama Papers’ instructions
Four law firms included in the so-called Panama Papers have been referred to the bar association’s disciplinary council for failing to comply with instructions, chairman...
Cypriot women leading the way in law
In the United States, the United Kingdom, and even Hong Kong, there are special empowerment societies to promote and defend the interests of women in...
Lawyers to face price-fixing challenge
By Angelos Anastasiou A NEW organisation calling itself ‘Fairness in Fees’ is preparing to challenge what it says is a price-fixing practice followed by lawyers...
Bar Association rubbishes Ryanair probe reports
A report by web portal Sigmalive that the Cyprus Bar Association’s probe into the alleged involvement of President Nicos Anastasiades’ former law firm into Ryanair’s...
Justice system in the spotlight
By Angelos Anastasiou A RESEARCH project that aims to evaluate the creaking justice system through the eyes of its participants has been announced by the...
