The Contract by which a Property in Cyprus is sold can be deposited (filed) to the Lands Registry Department of the Republic of Cyprus, after it is signed by the contracting parties and before the transfer of the Immovable Property to the Purchaser’s name. The Contract of Sale, also commonly referred to as the Sale...Read More

In accordance with Article 140 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus, prior to the publishing of an indented legislation voted by the Parliament, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, is entitled to refer said legislation to the Supreme Court of the Republic, in order for the Court to opine as to whether...Read More

An important update to the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap 113, has been introduced as of the 9th June 2022, with the aim of simplifying accounting and audit practices for small size companies. These amendments shall become active upon publication in the Cyprus Gazette, and are summarized below. According the amendments of the Companies Law, companies...Read More

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...Read More

As per the new restrictive measures announced today 02/12/2021, Passengers aged 12 years and over are obliged to carry out a PCR test until 10 January 2022. In the context of actions taken by the Government to curb the pandemic and to safeguard the health system from increased hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients, the Council of...Read More

Private Prosecution – Disclosure of Material Evidence – Updates The below represents updates to our initial Article which can be found  Here →  Update 1: On 17/02/2021, the Court of Appeal in Civ.App. 373/2019 overruled the decision of the Court of First Instance (Jurisdiction of Prerogative Writs) which rejected the application for leave to file...Read More

Additional restrictive measures against the pandemic COVID-19 Extraordinary Measures on an island-wide scale with effect from 30/11/2020 (00.01 am) to 13/12/2020 (11.59 pm) The movement of persons is prohibited from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. with the following exceptions: (i) Movement to/from work, as well as for work reasons by presenting the employee movement confirmation...Read More

Update on Ban on Travel Relating to the Paphos and Limassol Districts for COVID Measure In the follow up to the emergency measures announced yesterday for controlling the coronavirus pandemic and in respect with the Districts of Lemesos and Pafos, it is specifically clarified that the movement of persons to and from the two Districts...Read More

Update on COVID-19 Restriction Measures In light of the worsening COVID-19 spread in the community, the Ministry of Health has announced that the following restriction measures as be enforced as of 20:00 on the 12th November 2020 and remain in force until the 30th November 2020: CATEGORY A MEASURES – Pancyprian Application Gatherings of persons...Read More

Establishment of a Medical Company in Cyprus With a publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, on 19.07.2013, the Law on Registration of Doctors (Amended) of 2013 (Law 73 (I) / 2013) (hereinafter “the Law”) was issued. The Law provides for the establishment of Medical Companies and establishes the legal framework for...Read More