Supreme Court
The full bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided the law on reducing VAT for electricity is unconstitutional, as it violates the separation of...
Supreme Court gets tough on ‘unprecedented scourge’ of child porn and abuse
The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of the attorney-general, who challenged a ruling for a court of first instance to release on parole a...
Supreme Court supports AG in naturalisation appeal
The Supreme Court upheld the appeal by the attorney general in an ongoing serious criminal case related to the naturalisation of foreign investors, allowing police...
Early release of man who had sex with minor
The supreme court has ordered the early release of a 29-year-old man convicted to four and a half years in jail for sexually abusing a...
Setback for prosecution in golden passports case
The legal services prosecuting the high profile ‘golden passport’ case suffered a setback after the supreme court overturned key search warrants, invalidating the evidence obtained...
Protest over Astrasol cancer ruling
Cancer patients protested outside the Astrasol shoe-sole factory on Saturday morning following a ruling that found no causal link between the company’s operation and the...
Anastasiades takes VAT cuts on fuel and electricity to supreme court
President Nicos Anastasiades has filed a petition to the Supreme Court related to two laws concerning the reduction of VAT on fuel and electricity, following...
Court goes easy on corrupt official
Suspended sentence for public employee found guilty in bribery case A former ministry of interior engineer has avoided jail for the second time after...
European Commission pushes for asset disclosure of elected officials
The European Commission on Wednesday urged Cyprus to continue to improve the effective investigation and adjudication of high-level corruption cases, including by strengthening the Office...
New president of Supreme court sworn in
Antonis Latsiou was confirmed on Tuesday as the new president of the supreme court at a ceremony hosted at the presidential palace by President Nicos...