Correct sentencing in road fatality cases can serve as deterrent
District court judges were back in class this week for a one-day online seminar on how sentencing can serve as an effective deterrent to road...
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The judges appoint the judges
The Cyprus bar association has complained about how judges are appointed. Similar complaints in the UK led to reforms in 2005 By Alper Ali Riza...
Supreme court rejects notion of unfair treatment for judge applicants (updated)
The supreme court on Friday rejected suggestions the council currently in charge of appointing and promoting judges discouraged people from applying for a position because...
Lawyers call for changes to judge appointment procedures
The council currently in charge of appointing judges discourages people from applying for a position because they think they will not be treated fairly, the...
Parliament approves increase in number of judges
Parliament unanimously passed two bills on Friday to increase the number of district court judges, as part of reforming the justice system. The first bill...
More police and judges a priority, says justice minister
Hiring more police officers and appointing additional judges are among the priorities of the justice ministry going forward, Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides told MPs on...
Cypriot judge elected vice president of the General Court of the EU
Cypriot judge Savvas Papasavvas was elected vice president of the General Court of the EU on Monday. The appointment came with the announcement of Marc...
Our View: Delays in justice will not be overcome until number of cases drops
A circular sent to the presidents of the different courts by President of the Supreme Court Myron Nikolatos comes as the latest initiative to tackle...
Supreme court tells judges to speed up justice
The president of the supreme court has threatened judges with possible disciplinary measures if they continue to delay wrapping up cases. In a circular recently...
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...
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...