European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided to uphold the judgments of the General Court of the EU in so far as it dismissed...
Commission refers Cyprus to ECJ over trade secrets directive
The European Commission announced Friday it has decided to refer Cyprus to the Court of Justice and to request the payment of financial penalties because...
EU Court of Justice rules against Cyprus for failure to treat urban wastewater
The EU Court of Justice ruled against Cyprus on Thursday over its failure to ensure that all urban areas of more than 2,000 inhabitants have...
Cyprus and Italy in hot water over tax breaks for yachts
The European Commission on Thursday said it was taking further steps to end illegal tax breaks in the yacht industries in Cyprus and Italy first...
EU parliament urges Commission to act against Poland
Five of the main political groups in the European Parliament urged the European Commission on Thursday to open infringement proceedings against Poland and to take it to...
Cyprus on EU radar over failure to transpose environment directives
By Andria Kades Cyprus may be referred to the European Court of Justice over its failure to adapt its legislation on environmental impact assessments, the...
Former BoC shareholders group urges members to file lawsuits
The association of old Bank of Cyprus (BoC) shareholders who had been wiped out when during the lender’s recapitalisation through the conversion of uninsured deposits...
Depositors won their appeals at the EU Court of Justice
By Alper Riza QC ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that in negotiating the conditions under which Cyprus received...
European Court of Justice reaffirms ‘no’ to Cypriot bail-in claimants
The European Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld a previous judgement that dismissed actions calling for the annulment of a March 2013 decision to seize...
Door left open for depositors’ claims against EU
By Alper Ali Riza On April 21, 2016 the Advocate General Nils Wahl gave his opinion to the European Union’s Court of Justice over the...