#cyprus courts

The House audit committee on Thursday addressed a recent auditor-general report on the judicial service, which covered a range of subjects including cuts to judges’ salaries, building and evidence security, ...

A violation of Article 6.1 of the Convention was found and the re-opening of an appeal ordered The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), dated January 9, 2018, in the ...

The owners of four establishments in Paphos are expected to appear in court after they were booked twice for breaches of coronavirus protocols, police said on Saturday. The businesses were ...

What was previously decided is not taken into account The retrial of a case may be ordered by the Supreme Court in exercising its appellate jurisdiction. The case is then ...

We believe that there should be a clarification as to what constitutes loss of property use and rental compensation for it. The subject has come up in a number of ...

A licence expires and is terminated upon the death of the licensee The licence to use a property gives the licensee only the right to use it but does not ...

It is conducted on the basis of affidavits, save the right for cross-examination Courts have the power to issue orders, interim or final, for parties to do or refrain from ...

Confidentiality should be safeguarded in commercial transactions Every transaction includes elements of confidentiality, especially with regard to the sale of assets, property, shares or in the event of agency, franchising ...

The contribution in the acquisition of an immovable property is adjusted to its value at the time of the separation Property relations between spouses vary from case to case depending ...

Nicosia lawyers supported by colleagues from other districts, held a one-hour work stoppage on Thursday to protest a decision to transfer Nicosia district court judges hearing backlogged cases to the ...

The Famagusta district court has thrown out a case brought by watersports providers in Paralimni who challenged a tender process launched by the municipality for a renewal of services. Mayor ...

Acting as a real estate without being registered and holding a licence is illegal and the real estate agents council may apply to court for the issuance of a decree ...

The speedy processing of asylum applications has led to a massive backlog in court appeals, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday arguing there was no other choice but to ...

The pledge should be registered with the Registrar of Companies for the protection of the creditor The creation and registration of a pledge over a certificate of a company’s ...

Six out of ten lawyers in Cyprus do not consider judges to be impartial, while eight out of ten believe judges are influenced by their personal ideological views, a survey ...

They protect the assets of a company under liquidation and maintain its status If the creditor of a company serves to its registered office a claim for payment of over €5.000 ...

A Greek Cypriot man who tried to unfurl a Greek flag in the north on Thursday has been remanded in custody for three days, Turkish Cypriot media reported. The man ...

Their refusal gives a tenant the right to be heard even though the rent has not been paid The behaviour of a landlord and a tenant is examined by the ...

An acquiring authority may apply to the court to determine amount of compensation An acquiring authority, which may be the Republic, a municipal authority or a legal entity of public ...

An arbitration clause in an agreement is binding on the parties unless annulled by court Parties frequently choose arbitration to resolve disputes that may arise during the execution of an ...

If an issue arises during execution, the registrar applies to the court for directions The order for the eviction and surrender of possession of a property, like any other order ...

Following another court injunction, socialist party Edek has called off until further notice two scheduled electoral processes, with the party leader accusing dissidents of deliberate sabotage. In a statement, party ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has intervened in the case between Paphos municipality and ERA Department Store – formerly ‘Korivos’ – allowing a nine-month suspension of a ruling issued by Paphos district court for ...

Authorities will not appeal an administrative court decision nullifying the hiring of 75 police officers and 25 firemen but will reassess and correct flaws in the procedure followed, attorney general Giorgos Savvides ...