Over half of Supreme Court judges could be excluded from state appeal
Over half the judges sitting on the full bench of the supreme court be excluded from hearing the state’s appeal against an earlier court ruling
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Justice in Cyprus among the slowest in the world
Cyprus ranks among the slowest countries in the world in terms of receiving swift justice, a conference in Nicosia heard, where it was reported that
Code of conduct to be issued governing recusal of judges
The supreme court will be issuing a new code of conduct governing the recusal of judges, it was announced on Thursday after a brainstorming session
Our View: Cyprus judges labour under the illusion they are untouchable
Everyone has now had their say about last week’s revelations of conflict of interest at the supreme court. Despite the supreme court judges’ protestations of
Cyprus has met only two of 16 anti-corruption recommendations, Greco says
Cyprus has satisfactorily implemented only two of the 16 recommendations contained in an evaluation report by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
Year-end deadline for extra judges to clear court case backlog
By the end of the year, courts should be staffed with some 26 new judges and the extra personnel needed in the judicial system to
Afternoon work for judges to clear court case logjam
A number of judges will be appointed to work in afternoons in an attempt to settle long-pending court cases some of which date back to
Minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan
Judges, not the government, will be in charge of enforcing French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed new legislation to fight fake news on the Internet, a
Judges ignoring sick leave and holiday regulations
District court judges routinely fail to fill out application forms for paid leave, which makes it impossible to track how many leave days they
Second criminal court being set up in Nicosia due to increase in cases
A second criminal court is to be created in Nicosia and will begin operation on September 10, it was reported on Wednesday. The
‘Transparency in parliament needs improving’
Cyprus must improve transparency in parliament with clear rules for lobbying and gifts, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) said on
Supreme Court dismisses accusations it acted like a trade union
The Supreme Court did not act as a trade union in advising parliament that including judges, the attorney-general, and his deputy, in a government bill
AG’s office should be exempt from payroll constraints
Attorney-general (AG) Costas Clerides told lawmakers on Monday that his office, as well as judges, should be exempt from the provisions of government legislation that
‘Good work’ as House prepares to vote on declaration of assets bill
A bundle of draft pieces of legislation on the source of funds of government and state officials, as well as high-ranking government employees, will be
Make more use of community service judges urged
Fewer people are being sentenced to community service and are serving jail terms instead largely because newly appointed judges and lawyers are unaware of the
Government trying to ‘water down’ wealth declarations list
Members of the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday accused the government of seeking to water down a bill regulating the submission of state officials’
Next Cypriot judge to ECHR to be selected on January 26
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will on January 26 select the next Cypriot judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Extensive list proposed for income revelations
By George Psyllides THOUSANDS of state employees, officials, and possibly others will be obliged to submit asset and source of funds statements, it emerged on
Courts swamped with divorce cases
By Andria Kades BETWEEN 800 and 850 divorces – more than two a day – are being filed every year in Cyprus and coupled with
Judges, teachers highest paid public servants
By Angelos Anastasiou EMPLOYEES on the state payroll number almost 40,000 at an average monthly gross salary of €2,398 as of July 2015, a report