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Criminal Law
Legal Update for Criminal Code, Cap. 154
Cyprus Parliament has proceeded with an amendment to the Criminal Code, Cap. 154 on the 31/05/2024, effectively expanding the criminal offence of “Public Mischief” and updating the applicable monetary penalty under this. As such, the new Section 115 of the Criminal Code now provides that: Any person who knowingly makes to any police officer or...
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Legal Update for Children in Conflict with the Law
Cyprus Parliament has proceeded with an amendment to the Law of Children in Conflict with the Law (N.55(I)/2021) in early April 2024 to better define the conditions under which a child may be held in custody. Specifically, the following amendments/additions have been passed in Section 119 of the Law (as they appear in underline format...
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The new law allowing for Restraining Orders before, during and after the Court procedure Since mid-2021 a new legislation was introduced in the Republic of Cyprus, aimed to reinforce and aid the protection from harassment and stalking (Law 114(I)/2021). Harassment can take many forms and in said legislation, it is broadly defined as the causing...
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