#cyprus courts

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 ...

Two people have received jail sentences in the past week for rape, one of them was aged 24 and the other 70. The pensioner got ten years in jail and the younger ...

It is possible to acquire a passage if land is enclosed or existing passage is insufficient Article 11A of the Immovable Property Law, Cap.224, provides for two separate cases for ...

In case of an absolute assignment of a debt, the assignee has the chose in action An assignment agreement regulates the rights of the assignor and the assignee, especially when ...

A major holistic overhaul of the island’s judiciary must be completed immediately in light of the data presented in the 2022 EU Justice Scoreboard, which placed Cyprus last in Europe ...

The purpose of the stay is to protect the company’s assets and the rights of its creditors Protecting the rights of the creditors and the assets of a company ...

Juvenile crime remains very low in Cyprus, but we still need a designated detention centre A law establishing a criminal justice system catering to juvenile offenders was voted in a ...

The House on Thursday enacted a law creating a Commercial Court and a Maritime Court – a move that is hoped will alleviate the caseload on district courts which typically take ...

A lawsuit against a company under receivership is served to the receiver or its registered office A company’s receiver is appointed by a secured creditor, a debenture holder under ...

The House of Representatives has voted to amend the constitution, allowing for the use of the English language in certain court proceedings. To date, Greek was the only language used ...

A court has ruled that the state has no responsibility for the bail-in imposed on depositors of Cyprus Popular Bank (CPB) in 2013, when the lender was wound down as part ...

Disposition by will is regulated by law for the protection of the immediate family of the testator A person can legally dispose of all or any part of the disposable ...

A lawsuit is filed by the attorney-general or a person who suffered a special damage The activities of every individual, the state and the public authorities must respect everyone’s ...

The House audit committee on Thursday addressed a recent auditor-general report on the judicial service, which covered a range of subjects including cuts to judges’ salaries, building and evidence security, ...

A violation of Article 6.1 of the Convention was found and the re-opening of an appeal ordered The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), dated January 9, 2018, in the ...

The owners of four establishments in Paphos are expected to appear in court after they were booked twice for breaches of coronavirus protocols, police said on Saturday. The businesses were ...

What was previously decided is not taken into account The retrial of a case may be ordered by the Supreme Court in exercising its appellate jurisdiction. The case is then ...

We believe that there should be a clarification as to what constitutes loss of property use and rental compensation for it. The subject has come up in a number of ...

A licence expires and is terminated upon the death of the licensee The licence to use a property gives the licensee only the right to use it but does not ...