‘If we recuse so many judges there won’t be enough left’
Citing the rule of necessity, the supreme court on Tuesday rejected motions requesting the recusal of several of its members from adjudicating the state’s appeals
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Supreme court overturns manslaughter verdict in Limassol killings, cites premeditation
The supreme court on Wednesday accepted the attorney-general’s appeal against the initial decision of the Limassol criminal court which ruled that the killing of three
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
Dangerous Tala complex may be demolished sooner than court ruling provides
FOLLOWING a Supreme Court decision ordering the developer of an abandoned and structurally dangerous residential complex that is sliding down a hillside in Tala, to
Top court censures AG in BoC case (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Friday censured Attorney-general Costas Clerides for abuse of process in a ruling rejecting the state’s appeal against the acquittal of two
Supreme court full bench to judge pay cut appeals
The full bench of the supreme court will on June 10 start hearing the state’s appeals against three recent administrative court decisions that reversed civil
Supreme court opens hearings into civil servants’ pay cuts
The supreme court on Monday held its first hearing on the appeals filed by the state against three administrative court decisions reversing civil servants’ pay
President raises issue of EEZ with EU supreme court judges
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday raised the issue of Turkey’s violation of international law in the Cyprus EEZ with representatives of the network of the
Supreme Court to probe reversing civil servant pay cuts Monday
The supreme court will this coming Monday examine the appeals filed by the state against three administrative court decisions reversing civil servants’ pay cuts that
Government looks to attorney-general over public sector pay (Update 2)
A follow-up discussion, this time with the addition of the attorney-general, will be taking place to address a recent court decision reversing wage cuts on
State to appeal pay cut reversal ‘as soon as possible’
The state will appeal three court decisions that reversed payroll reductions imposed on civil servants as part of an austerity drive in 2012, it was
Supreme court upholds newspaper gagging order
The supreme court on Thursday rejected an appeal by daily newspaper Politis against an injunction forbidding it from publishing the emails of a senior state
Supreme Court ruling leaves contested House seat up in air
The supreme court on Tuesday ruled as unconstitutional a law passed by opposition parties last year in a bid to fill a disputed parliamentary seat
Supreme court upholds acquittal of Paphos developer
The supreme court on Monday rejected a state appeal against the acquittal by the Paphos criminal court of developer Theodoros Aristodemou, his wife, and two others,
Attorney-general denies denigrating judiciary
Attorney-general Costas Clerides denied on Wednesday that he had ever disrespected the judiciary and its officers during a public spat earlier this year that eventually
BoC trial postponed pending appeal of former execs’ acquittal
Following a motion by state prosecutors, Nicosia criminal court on Monday again adjourned the proceedings in the third case against Bank of Cyprus (BoC) and
Embattled judge recuses himself from BoC appeal
President of the supreme court Myron Nicolatos on Thursday recused himself from the panel of judges hearing the state’s appeal against the acquittal of two
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Eleni Loizidou emails case
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would reserve its ruling to the appeal filed by daily Politis against an injunction forbidding it from
Supreme court rejects murder suspect’s bid for case review
The supreme court on Wednesday rejected a bid by a double murder defendant to have a judicial review of his case claiming his human rights
I’m not overstepping my duties, auditor tells president (Updated)
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Monday the president could seek legal recourse if he thought he was overstepping his authority during the execution of his