#cyprus courts

The buyer of an affected apartment is entitled to terminate their sale agreement and claim their money back and compensation for any damage suffered A seller who chooses to add ...

I am writing to express my concern over the significant delays faced by individuals awaiting their cases to be heard in the Cyprus district courts. As someone personally affected by ...

The issue is to put an owner in the position they would have been in if the consideration agreement had been fulfilled An owner who agrees to give their land ...

A total of 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Thursday in the latest hearing of a case into an alleged “battering” of police officers during a ...

A defendant has the right to know why they are being brought to court in order to be able to defend themselves It is the fundamental right of every defendant ...

The government’s unwavering goal and priority is to strengthen people’s sense of security, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday during an event in Larnaca, where he told ...

Cyprus is one of ten countries which fully implemented recommendations by the group of states against corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe where judges are concerned, though the country ...

If a beneficiary does not comply with a judgment obtained upon condition, they are deemed to have abandoned it The wording of a court judgment or order is significant and ...

If a beneficiary does not comply with a judgment obtained upon condition, they are deemed to have abandoned it The wording of a court judgment or order is significant and ...

The purpose of the legislator is to determine fair rent so that it corresponds to rents in the market The Rent Control Court determines the fair rent once so that ...

A constructive trust is created and the extent of the right determined by court There are people who, because of their relationship, choose to live together without getting married and ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday, accused of breaking a restaurant owner’s glasses, among other antisocial acts allegedly committed while at a restaurant. According to ...

Children required to give evidence in court are now able to do so via video link, after the installation of the requisite equipment at the Children’s House in Nicosia. ...

Increased evidential proof is needed and only certain defences allowed A bond in customary form legally secures a creditor and places them in an advantageous position over a debtor, preventing ...

Landlord must reasonably require the property and inconvenience is weighted between landlord and tenant If an owner of a house or apartment seeks to recover its possession from a statutory ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu, which was due to take place on Thursday, has been postponed to April 18. The north’s military court took the decision ...

The European Commission has referred Cyprus to the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) due to its failure to fulfil obligations under the Habitats Directive, which aims to protect over a ...

Attention turned to a sitting ‘MP’ on Monday as the scandal engulfing the north’s education sector regarding “fake diplomas” rumbled on. The ‘MP’ in question is ruling coalition party ...

The courthouse in the village of Lefka is to recommence operations on Monday after being closed for over five years due to renovations. The building had been closed in 2018 due ...

A number of regulations impose obligations upon sellers and mortgage lenders to protect buyers The legislation introduced by the amending Law 132(I)/2023 is a step forward in the protection of ...

The Family Court has power to temporarily regulate the issue of family housing Lack of understanding, communication and interest between spouses creates alienation that results in separation and interruption of ...

Paphos District Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to five months in jail and fined him €2,000 for damaging the courthouse, police said on Wednesday. The man was arrested in early December ...

The new e-justice platform, the “biggest and strongest column” of the justice edifice is beset with problems, President of the Cyprus Bar Association Michalis Vorkas said on Monday. “Things cannot ...

The right to a prior hearing is a fundamental right enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 41(1)(2), which provides that every person has the right ...