#court

In last week’s Tales from the Coffeeshop, Patroclos asked rhetorically: is everyone who publicly repeats some wild allegation about the courts investigated for contempt? To which the answer is ...

Concern for employees led to the safeguarding of their rights in the event of a transfer of an undertaking, establishment or part of an undertaking to another employer, as a ...

The development possibilities of a property depend on the urban planning in the area in which it is located. Consequently, urban planning changes and building permits, such as the granting ...

Six young adults have been arrested in Limassol on suspicion of using forged documents to secure residency and student permits in Cyprus, in what police are treating as a possible ...

Three men aged 30, 39 and 41 have been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with a string of house burglaries in Paphos. The suspects appeared at Paphos court on Sunday, ...

A recent decision of the Administrative Court differentiated the interpretation and application of the provisions of the capital gains legislation for the exemption of disposal of property of a deceased ...

A way out for co-owners of immovable property is the possibility of exchanging their share with other immovable property, when other co-owners do not agree to purchase the share, to ...

The success of a party in a case, as well as their procedural conduct, are factors that the court takes into account in awarding costs. The law grants the court ...

A second university degree, allegedly forged by the former commissioner for volunteerism Yiannakis Yiannaki, was never submitted in court despite earlier suspicions that it was falsified. The degree, sent by ...

A court’s acquittal of five Israeli men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in Ayia Napa has sparked widespread outrage, with many calling for the verdict to ...

The amendment to the legislation that took place on February 24 (Law 9(I)/2024) no longer allows the sale of immovable property located in areas not controlled by the Republic of Cyprus ...

A mortgage is a charge placed on immovable property by its owner to secure a sum of money or an obligation from a mortgage creditor. While in the case of ...

The Court of Appeal has, for the first time, overturned a decision by the Administrative Court of International Protection, ruling that international protection status was “incorrectly granted” to a third-country ...

Six former public officials from the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman were on Thursday indicted for “causing death through negligence”, based on their role in the sequence of events which ...

As a way of securing and repaying a debt, a court may issue an encumbrance order for the sale of a debtor’s shares in a private company. These court ...

The rule of law presupposes the employment of a sufficient number of judges who are able to provide results to the citizens who go to court to resolve disputes or ...

The exercise of the right by a debtor to choose and determine for which debt he makes a payment binds the creditor who accepts it and they must allocate it ...

Cabinet on Friday approved a bill amendment requiring people involved in civil disputes worth up to €10,000 to attend a mandatory mediation session before filing a lawsuit in court. The move ...

Following early termination of a tenancy, the owner of the rented property may find issues arise with the tenant, either regarding rent owed or compensation for damages to the landlord ...

Property disputes between ex-spouses can be settled by the issuance of a court decision, but this should be conditional and leave it to them to fulfil mutual obligations towards each ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court seems to have definitively untied a difficult legal issue by interpreting Article 23.4 of the Constitution, regarding whether a compulsory acquisition order whose purpose has been achieved, ...

The lease of premises creates a reasonable concern of the owner regarding any damage or failure to maintain the premises by the tenant. Therefore, each tenancy agreement contains a relevant ...

The case against the 15-year-old boy who stands accused of having edited into existence explicit images of teachers and pupils at the school he attends had his latest court hearing ...

The assignment agreement is increasingly being offered as a means of securing lending instead of a mortgage and is now being adopted more by banks for customer lending. The borrower ...