Justice minister outlines judicial reform progress at EU council
The justice reform in Cyprus is currently focusing on speeding up the adjudication of backlogged cases and simplifying procedures, Justice Minister Anna Prokopiou said during...
Judicial reform
‘Important progress’ towards judicial reform
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou hailed on Wednesday another important step towards judicial reform as she received the study for the establishment of the courts service....
Justice delayed again: new courts put back six months (Updated)
The highly touted two additional supreme courts envisioned within the justice reform package passed in summer – and aimed at speeding up the snail’s pace...
Problem of delayed justice will be better in four to five years, officials say
The backlog of court cases is expected to improve within four to five years, once relevant legislative reforms have been implemented, President of the Supreme...
Passports, Russia, reform: a very busy year for bar association
The challenges and achievements within the legal profession took centre stage on Wednesday as head of the bar association Christos Clerides said that he was...
Judicial reform hailed but some warn still a long way to go
Former judges and cabinet ministers on Friday hailed the amendment of the constitution to allow for what they deemed faster and high-quality justice to prevail,...
Parliament to debate long-awaited judicial reforms on June 30
The long-awaited justice reform bills are set to be discussed in parliament on June 30, with the head of the house legal committee vowing that...
MPs need to get serious about judicial reforms, Drakou says (Updated)
A major holistic overhaul of the island’s judiciary must be completed immediately in light of the data presented in the 2022 EU Justice Scoreboard, which...
‘Time to move from discussion to action’ over judicial reform
MPs must vote through bills on judicial reform tabled by the justice ministry or risk a total collapse of the judicial system, officials said on...
Constitution looms large as MPs focus on judicial reform
The justice system in Cyprus is at breaking point, MPs in the House legal affairs committee agreed on Wednesday while discussing three amended bills aimed...
