Demo in support of woman convicted of lying in Napa rape case (Updated)
Women’s organisations held a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday morning in solidarity with a British woman who had convicted of lying about being...
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Appeal against conviction of British teen in Napa rape case heard by top court (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on whether to uphold or remove the conviction of a young British woman who was handed a...
Supreme Court grants appeal rights to four suspects in Dias attack
The supreme court has granted four applicants permission to file an appeal against the arrest warrants used by the police to detain them in connection...
Even Adam and Eve were awarded the right to be heard
By overturning a sham marriage decision this week, the Supreme Court proved itself independent of the executive in an area of law where the latter...
September appeal hearing for British teen in Napa rape case
An appeal hearing in the case of the British teenager found guilty of public mischief after reporting a gang rape in July 2019 will be...
Supreme Court overturns sham marriage decision (Updated)
By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the migration department which had ruled that a couple’s marriage was a sham. The...
Supreme court rejects sentence reduction for child rapist
The supreme court has rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old child. The accused was...
Top court rejects man’s appeal over sexual abuse sentence
By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to overturn the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a woman when...
Rapist’s sentence increased by four years
The supreme court on Tuesday raised the prison sentence of a rapist from eight to 12 years, upholding a state appeal. The man had been...
Supreme Court throws out Al Jazeera case
The supreme court has rejected a request by international broadcaster Al Jazeera to file for prerogative writs cancelling three injunctions secured by former House president...
Syrian man detained for two years in Menoyia, ordered released by top court
A Syrian national who was detained in Cyprus for almost two years after being accused by a compatriot of participating in a terrorist organisation, has...
Supreme court overturns decision to release sexual abuse suspect until trial
The supreme court on Monday overturned a decision early in June to release a man suspected of molesting two underage boys and an adult male...
Suspended jail terms for racial abuse in Larnaca car park row
The supreme court on Thursday handed down suspended two-month jail sentences and €3,000 fines to two women found guilty of racially assaulting a Russian woman...
Cyprus: How an EU-CoE cooperation project helped justice reform
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Tuesday lauded the announcement last week by the Cyprus Supreme Court on the adoption of new rules of civil...
Coronavirus: Lawyers protest over decision to resume operations at Supreme Court
Lawyers, members of the Nicosia Bar Association, gathered on Thursday morning outside the Supreme Court in protest over its decision to resume operations suspended due...
Ruling tax commissioner’s appointment was null, may not affect decisions he made
The supreme court has declared null and void the appointment of tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris – a development that could impact any acts taken by...
Top court upholds sentence handed to drugs convict
The Supreme Court has upheld an eight-year jail sentence handed down to a defendant found guilty of possessing nearly 1 kilo of cocaine with intent...
Top court overrules suspended sentence, orders four years jail for fraudster
The Supreme Court has set aside a two-year suspended jail sentence for forgery and money laundering as inadequate and ordered the defendant be jailed for...
Supreme Court upholds prison sentence on father in custody dispute
The Supreme Court has upheld a decision for a 45-day prison sentence of a man who failed to return of his two children back to...
Supreme Court cancels warrants in spy van case
The supreme court has cancelled three arrest warrants and a search warrant relating to a police investigation into the operation of a van with covert...