Cyprus: Trials & Appeals & Compensation

In cases of cross-border parental responsibility, borders do not merely divide States but also lives. Where different legal systems and perceptions of the child’s best interests intersect, jurisdiction emerges as the modern “apple of discord.”

The Court of Appeal of Cyprus issued a landmark judgment clarifying critical principles regarding child maintenance following parental separation. The decision addresses contentious issues including the allocation...

Criminal proceedings represent one of the most serious forms of state power against an individual. Even before any conviction, the initiation of criminal proceedings may severely affect a person’s reputation, professional standing, personal freedom, and psychological well-being. For this reason, the law recognises that criminal process must not be used abusively, vindictively, or as a mechanism of pressure in private or commercial disputes.

Cyprus regulatory law is clear in principle but often underestimated in practice: a regulated licence is not a vested right but a conditional administrative authorisation...

The Supreme Court, in Civil Appeal No. 405/2016, issued a landmark judgment in which, by analysing the requirements that need to be met for breach of privacy...

In two recently published Judgments (Α. ΕΡΓΟΛΗΠΤΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΗΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΗ ΣΥΜΕΟΥ & ΥΙΟΙ ΛΤΔ v. ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗ ΣΑΒΒΑ, Civ App. 266/2017, 2/12/2025 and ΑΛΕΞΗ ΑΛΕΞΑ\

Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) guarantees the right to a fair trial, which includes the right of access to a court.

The Appellate Court, inter alia, decided that the 1st Instant Court applied correctly the test, which was established and developed in English case law, starting with the leading case...

In the recent English Appellate decision in SERVIS TERMINAL LLC -V- DRELLE (2025) EWCA CIV 62, it has been held that a foreign judgment which has not been recognized...