#cyprus courts

The backlog of court cases is expected to improve within four to five years, once relevant legislative reforms have been implemented, President of the Supreme Court, Antonis Latsios, said on ...

It is permissible to adjudicate disputes mentioned in the referral notice and not other claims The jurisdiction of an arbitrator should be limited to adjudicating disputes which are the subject ...

Two men had their driving licences suspended on Thursday for drink driving with one of them also receiving three months in prison, police said. In the first case tried by ...

The existence of an eviction order does not permit a new order to be issued without annulling the original one When a court order is issued to recover possession of ...

A court may order that noise pollution be prohibited, except at the times and volume permitted by a licence from the competent authority The operation of an entertainment venue requires ...

In an apparent jurisdictional spat, a British Bases court has rejected Cypriot authorities’ request that they put on trial two people arrested in the summer after Sovereign Base Areas police ...

No interim order is issued unless a guarantee is provided in favour of the person against whom the order is sought The court within the scope of its powers, upon ...

It is a contractual right and is not subject to validation by the court or approval or acceptance by the registrar of companies The security afforded to a company creditor ...

A probe expected to wrap up by year’s end should give a clearer picture as to how many individuals are practicing medicine without the requisite qualifications, having taken advantage ...

Bicommunal activist Andreas Soudjis, will remain in the north’s central prison until he is charged and the trial in the case against him begins, a military court in the ...

The dispute between the couple and the asylum seeker dates back to April The elderly Briton, who was caught on video, beating an Iranian woman outside a house in Kato ...

Andreas Soutzis, the Greek Cypriot man who was arrested as a suspected spy because he was using a walkie-talkie to stay in communication with friends, has been detained in the ...

A clause in a tenancy agreement referring a dispute to arbitration survives in statutory tenancy The parties in any contract, including a tenancy agreement, may include a term providing that ...

Famagusta district court on Friday issued an eight-day detention order against five Syrian nationals aged 53, 51, 46, 50 and 49 to facilitate investigations in connection with assisting a third country national to illegally enter ...

The right of access is attached to the property granted and its violation constitutes trespass The right of access granted through a neighbouring to an enclaved property is an easement ...

The donation agreement should be simple, clear and without reservations A parent wishing to transfer property to a child should not leave pending matters which may create disputes between their ...

The law does not provide a mechanism for the collection of rent deposited with the court The owners of properties subject to the rent control law are not sufficiently protected, ...

Prevailing real estate market conditions affect rental values of properties accordingly, though for those subject to rent control there is the protection of the court. Determination of fair rent in ...

The defence of laches must state the adverse effect on the defendant Taking legal steps on time in pursuing a right protects a plaintiff from the defence of statutory limitation ...

A partner is personally liable for fulfillment of obligations of the partnership A partnership is formed by people conducting joint business for profit and is not considered to have a ...

A condition in a lease agreement that in the event the property is sold the lease will be terminated is applicable If a remedy is pursued in an application for ...

Justice does not function in vain Justice cannot function in vain, so any action or other court proceedings are not maintained when it is found that they have no object ...

Nicosia courts have started using security scan equipment, which was already installed but never utilised, according to various reports emerged on Friday. Following several arson cases takin place in the ...

The law gives the purchaser the right to issue the title deed of the property purchased Deposition of a sale contract at the land registry safeguards the rights of the ...