Cyprus: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

In its recent judgment in Appeal No. 171/20, dated 11 June 2025, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus delivered a landmark ruling affirming the principle of legality and underlining the duty of the administration to correct its own actions, promptly and without judicial prompting, once these have been annulled by a final court decision.

In a unanimous judgment given on the 12th of June 2025, the Supreme Court of Cyprus reaffirmed that a mortgage creates an autonomous primary obligation, independent of the lender's ability to prove a debt against the mortgagor personally.

Trespass — the unlawful and direct interference with immovable property — continues to be one of the most pressing threats to landowners' rights in Cyprus.