Cyprus: International Courts & Tribunals

Cross-border parental responsibility disputes raise complex questions of jurisdiction, particularly where children have become settled in another country. The Cyprus Court of Appeal recently examined whether Cypriot courts had jurisdiction over four children who had relocated to Germany, where they were living, attending school, and integrating socially.

Cyprus serves as a critical international enforcement jurisdiction for cross-border disputes, offering multiple legal pathways for recognising and enforcing foreign judgments against assets, corporate structures, and property. The procedural route chosen—whether through EU regulations, Hague Conventions, bilateral treaties, domestic legislation, or common law—can materially affect speed, cost, and ultimate recoverability for creditors seeking to execute judgments obtained abroad.

In light of ongoing geopolitical tensions, the European Union (EU) has announced significant steps to address the increasing hybrid threats and destabilising activities orchestrated by Russia against the EU...

The ICC Court is a leading centre for resolution services and decides international commercial and business disputes worldwide.

The principal laws regulating arbitration proceedings in Cyprus are the Arbitration Law, Cap 4, and the Law on International Commercial Arbitration of 1987, Law 101 of 1987 ("the ICA Law").

When a freezing injunction is granted, the court will almost always require the applicant to give a cross undertaking in damages.