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Coronavirus: Lawyers protest over decision to resume operations at Supreme Court

Evie AndreouJune 10, 2021

By Evie AndreouJune 10, 202101119

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...

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Ruling tax commissioner’s appointment was null, may not affect decisions he made

Elias HazouJune 8, 2021June 8, 2021

By Elias HazouJune 8, 2021June 8, 20210489

The supreme court has declared null and void the appointment of tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris – a development that could impact any acts taken by...

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Top court upholds sentence handed to drugs convict

Staff ReporterJune 8, 2021

By Staff ReporterJune 8, 20210705

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...

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Top court overrules suspended sentence, orders four years jail for fraudster

Staff ReporterMay 26, 2021

By Staff ReporterMay 26, 202101155

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...

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Supreme Court upholds prison sentence on father in custody dispute

Evie AndreouMay 19, 2021

By Evie AndreouMay 19, 20210841

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...

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Supreme Court cancels warrants in spy van case

George PsyllidesMay 14, 2021

By George PsyllidesMay 14, 202101268

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...

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Supreme Court rejects appeal to cut sentence of woman jailed over illegal adoption

Antigoni PittaApril 24, 2021April 24, 2021

By Antigoni PittaApril 24, 2021April 24, 202101261

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a woman jailed for six years after pleading guilty to child trafficking...

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Supreme court upholds conviction of man who raped underage daughter

Staff ReporterMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

By Staff ReporterMarch 12, 2021March 12, 202103189

The supreme court has upheld the conviction of a father found guilty of sexually molesting his underage daughter. The offences were committed between 2010 and...

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President meets supreme court members on judicial reforms

George PsyllidesMarch 12, 2021

By George PsyllidesMarch 12, 20210521

President Nicos Anastasiades met members of the supreme court on Friday, as efforts continued to overcome obstacles preventing the much-needed reform of the justice system....

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Supreme court upholds sentence of serial paedophile

Evie AndreouMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

By Evie AndreouMarch 1, 2021March 1, 202101724

The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences concerning child sexual abuse while arguing that...

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Supreme court opposes judicial reforms in current form

George PsyllidesFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 20210785

The supreme court said Friday it opposed judicial reforms in their current form, suggesting they would undermine the rule of law and threaten the independence...

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Supreme Court approves extradition of Russian man to Moscow

Staff ReporterFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

By Staff ReporterFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 202101805

Reversing an earlier decision of a lower court, the Supreme Court on Friday approved the extradition of a Russian citizen to Russia where he is...

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Supreme court delays custody hearing over five-year-old

Antigoni PittaFebruary 16, 2021

By Antigoni PittaFebruary 16, 20210344

A five-year-old child at the centre of a custody battle will remain with his mother in Cyprus until March 4, the Supreme Court ruled on...

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Supreme court postpones return of child to US

Antigoni PittaFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 2021

By Antigoni PittaFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 202101668

The supreme court on Wednesday rejected a Paphos family court ruling issued just hours earlier that a woman must immediately return her underage son to...

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Flawed search warrant was used on suspected owner of Yiolitis parody account

George PsyllidesJanuary 29, 2021January 29, 2021

By George PsyllidesJanuary 29, 2021January 29, 202101633

The supreme court on Friday cancelled a police search warrant used to enter the home of a Larnaca woman suspected of being the administrator of...

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Supreme Court rejects Russian appeal for woman’s extradition

Evie AndreouDecember 30, 2020December 29, 2020

By Evie AndreouDecember 30, 2020December 29, 202001687

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Russian authorities against a decision for the non-extradition of a Russian woman suffering from Myasthenia gravis...

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Supreme court raises one sentence for child abuse, cuts another

George PsyllidesDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020

By George PsyllidesDecember 10, 2020December 10, 20200544

The supreme court has raised to three years a 10-month jail sentence for sexual abuse of a child, but it cut another from seven to...

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Supreme court chides police over spy-van arrest warrant

George PsyllidesDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020

By George PsyllidesDecember 2, 2020December 2, 202002300

The supreme court has cancelled an arrest warrant used by police to detain an Israeli businessman in connection with an investigation into the operation of...

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Four new supreme court judges sworn in

Jean ChristouDecember 2, 2020

By Jean ChristouDecember 2, 20200491

Judicial reform and anti-corruption measures were the focus on Wednesday of an address given by the president at the swearing-in ceremony for four new supreme...

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Significant judicial reforms a step closer, top judge says

Evie AndreouNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020

By Evie AndreouNovember 27, 2020November 27, 20200598

Supreme Court President Persefoni Panayi expressed optimism that a set of proposed rules for civil procedure (RCP), officially submitted on Thursday, would bring significant changes...