#Supreme Court

By overturning a sham marriage decision this week, the Supreme Court proved itself independent of the executive in an area of law where the latter often rides roughshod over individual ...

An appeal hearing in the case of the British teenager found guilty of public mischief after reporting a gang rape in July 2019 will be go before the Supreme Court in ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the migration department which had ruled that a couple’s marriage was a sham. The Supreme Court ruled that ...

The supreme court has rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old child. The accused was sentenced to 27 years in prison ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to overturn the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a woman when she was 10 years old. The ...

The supreme court on Tuesday raised the prison sentence of a rapist from eight to 12 years, upholding a state appeal. The man had been sentenced to eight years in jail ...

The supreme court has rejected a request by international broadcaster Al Jazeera to file for prerogative writs cancelling three injunctions secured by former House president Demetris Syllouris banning airing of ...

A Syrian national who was detained in Cyprus for almost two years after being accused by a compatriot of participating in a terrorist organisation, has been released after it emerged ...

The supreme court on Monday overturned a decision early in June to release a man suspected of molesting two underage boys and an adult male pending his trial. The man ...

The supreme court on Thursday handed down suspended two-month jail sentences and €3,000 fines to two women found guilty of racially assaulting a Russian woman in a Larnaca parking lot in 2019, ...

The Council of Europe (CoE) on Tuesday lauded the announcement last week by the Cyprus Supreme Court on the adoption of new rules of civil procedure. The rules were finalised ...

Lawyers, members of the Nicosia Bar Association, gathered on Thursday morning outside the Supreme Court in protest over its decision to resume operations suspended due to the pandemic. The Supreme ...

The supreme court has declared null and void the appointment of tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris – a development that could impact any acts taken by the official during his time in ...

The Supreme Court has upheld an eight-year jail sentence handed down to a defendant found guilty of possessing nearly 1 kilo of cocaine with intent to supply, the Cyprus News Agency ...

The Supreme Court has set aside a two-year suspended jail sentence for forgery and money laundering as inadequate and ordered the defendant be jailed for four years, the Cyprus News ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision for a 45-day prison sentence of a man who failed to return of his two children back to their mother and for turning ...

The supreme court has cancelled three arrest warrants and a search warrant relating to a police investigation into the operation of a van with covert surveillance capabilities, arguing that the ...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a woman jailed for six years after pleading guilty to child trafficking in connection with the illegal ...

The supreme court has upheld the conviction of a father found guilty of sexually molesting his underage daughter. The offences were committed between 2010 and 2013 when the victim was aged between ...

President Nicos Anastasiades met members of the supreme court on Friday, as efforts continued to overcome obstacles preventing the much-needed reform of the justice system. The meeting was attended by ...

The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences concerning child sexual abuse while arguing that the time has come to review ...

The supreme court said Friday it opposed judicial reforms in their current form, suggesting they would undermine the rule of law and threaten the independence of the justice system. Supreme ...

Reversing an earlier decision of a lower court, the Supreme Court on Friday approved the extradition of a Russian citizen to Russia where he is wanted for alleged serious offences, ...

A five-year-old child at the centre of a custody battle will remain with his mother in Cyprus until March 4, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. An appeal hearing after a ...