Cyprus: Contracts and Commercial Law

The recent judgment of the New Supreme Court of Cyprus, dated 10 September 2025, in Civil Appeal No. 74/2017 highlights a classic yet often misunderstood issue in company and contract law: when a contract entered into before the incorporation of a company binds the company itself, and when it binds personally the individual who signed it.

Firstly, there are two laws governing arbitration proceedings in Cyprus: domestic arbitration proceedings are governed by the Arbitration Law of 1944, Cap. 4...

As part of the campaign of the Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property for the compliance of all registered entities with the obligation to submit annual returns along with audited financial statements.