#court

In the exercise of its discretion, the court may invoke the law of equity and order the specific performance of an agreement relating to immovable property, in the context of ...

The latin term ‘pari passu’ is used as terminology in legal, financial and other areas of everyday business and conveys the meaning of equal and proportionate treatment without priority. In ...

The parties to a rental agreement normally agree as to the use of the demised premises and a term is included obliging the owner to sign any necessary application for ...

The introduction of the notary, who is an officer of preventive administration of justice, in Cyprus, as it exists in Germany and other countries, will solve several problems that constantly ...

The court case filed by Kostas Konstantinou against narrow defeat in the Paphos district gubernatorial election began at the town’s electoral court on Monday. Konstantinou lost the election to ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night said he is “making moves” on the matter of building new court buildings in the north. All of the court buildings in ...

The disposal of a property through a will is similar to disposal of a property by way of a gift during one’s lifetime, an act which demonstrates the love ...

Every lawyer must have as a primary concern the interest of the client, who often seeks advice in view of investment, activity or property development. They should be honest, sincere ...

The right of a person seeking implementation and specific performance of an agreement concerning a contract of property sale, exchange, assignment, consideration or distribution can be safeguarded by a written ...

A bill of exchange is a document that belongs to the category of securities and is a means of securing credit and servicing transactions. The only signature required for its ...

Co-owners must share the costs of dividing their land according to their share Co-owners should find solutions for the development, division or sale of their property and avoid disputes that ...

External walls and roof of an apartment building are jointly owned property The standard regulations for co-owned buildings set out in the Annex to the Immovable Property Law, Cap.224, determine ...

It may lead to disciplinary and/or criminal prosecution Secret secondary employment of a civil servant, under a spouse’s name instead of their own, happens in Cyprus. It is ...

Nicosia district court on Friday rejected former Volunteer Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannakis’ request to suspend his trial. Yiannakis’ defence argued that his right to a fair trial and presumption of innocence ...

US Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all 16 criminal counts he faced including bribery at his corruption trial in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat’...

A recent decision by the appeals court may adversely affect thousands of ‘trapped buyers’ who, despite having paid in full for their home or apartment, have not obtained a title ...

The relevant provision of Article 220 of the Companies Law Cap. 113 provides that in the event that a company liquidation order has been issued or a temporary liquidator appointed, no action ...

The Type IA notice must state the amount due and the amount interest, not the interest rate A mortgagor whose mortgaged property is in danger of being sold at public ...

The buyer of an affected apartment is entitled to terminate their sale agreement and claim their money back and compensation for any damage suffered A seller who chooses to add ...

The issue is to put an owner in the position they would have been in if the consideration agreement had been fulfilled An owner who agrees to give their land ...

A total of 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Thursday in the latest hearing of a case into an alleged “battering” of police officers during a ...

A defendant has the right to know why they are being brought to court in order to be able to defend themselves It is the fundamental right of every defendant ...

The government’s unwavering goal and priority is to strengthen people’s sense of security, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday during an event in Larnaca, where he told ...

Cyprus is one of ten countries which fully implemented recommendations by the group of states against corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe where judges are concerned, though the country ...