#Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the release of a 28-year-old Syrian man who filed a second habeas corpus application after being re-arrested immediately following a previous decision for his ...

It was inevitable that the decision by the Supreme Constitutional Council to sack Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides for inappropriate conduct would be met with anger and suspicion by many people who ...

Dismissed Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday the system has “successfully beheaded me”. Speaking after the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to relieve him of his duties was handed down, ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court was “unanimous” in its decision over whether or not Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides will be fired, it was heard in court on Wednesday. Proceedings in Nicosia began ...

The full bench of the Supreme Court was convening on Tuesday over the motion seeking to annul Thanasis Nicolaou’s murder ruling. Set to begin at 11am, the case is ...

The Supreme Court has unanimously thrown out a law on police promotions, referred by President Nikos Christodoulides, deeming it unconstitutional, as it violates the principle of equality. The law was ...

The long-awaited e-justice system, which has faced numerous delays, is nearing completion, with final decisions expected in early September. The results from the system’s last crash tests are anticipated ...

A second Syrian man has been released by the Supreme Court after being held for seven months, it emerged on Tuesday. The man had initially been detained “as a danger ...

The Supreme Court ordered that a Syrian, in custody for the past 18 months pending his deportation for reasons of national security, be released. In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court ...

The government on Monday sought to slap down criticism that President Nikos Christodoulides went back on his word for a partial restitution for depositors and bondholders who saw their money ...

The hearing for a judicial review filed by former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos at the Supreme Court began on Wednesday with accusations of conflict of interest against the state legal ...

The independent investigation into the circumstances behind the murder of Thanasis Nicolaou will plough ahead despite the certiorari (a writ or order by which a higher court reviews a case ...

Attorney General George Savvides has been threatening Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides with his dismissal for months, addressing him in a “derogatory and humiliating manner”, Michaelides told the Supreme Constitutional Court ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ opposition to the dismissal proceedings brought against him by attorney-general George Savvides. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court is set to announce its decision on June 5 on whether attorney-general George Savvides is constitutionally allowed to initiate dismissal proceedings against auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides. During Wednesday’...

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a prior judgement by the administrative court which had validated a decision by the competition watchdog to fine the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) to ...

The Bank of Cyprus’ appeal against a €950,000 fine levied against them in 2014 was accepted by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The fine had been levied by the Cyprus Securities and ...

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Paphos Municipal Wholesale Market “definitively and irrevocably” belongs to the town’s municipality. The ruling draws a line under a 30-year saga ...

The Supreme Court on Monday issued instructions for the registration of cases following the collapse of the newly introduced eJustice system over the past two weeks. All rejected registrations entered ...

Following the crash of the e-justice system within a day of its launch on Monday, the audit office will next week send a report to the IT department of the ...

The Supreme Court has ruled a Cameroonian national held in Menoyia detention centre should immediately be released and allowed to join his partner who gave birth to their child months ...

A Limassol-based gynaecologist must compensate a client over 16 years later after the Supreme Court ruled he billed her for an operation that was deemed unsuccessful, it emerged on Tuesday. The ...

Nicosia Criminal Court said on Tuesday it will announce on December 22 whether the provisions of the law forming the basis of the indictments in the criminal case related to Al ...

The Supreme Court has rejected former police chief Michalis Papageorgiou’s appeal against his sacking in 2014. Papageorgiou was relieved of his duties as police chief after Elam members stormed a ...