Cyprus: Trials & Appeals & Compensation

This FAQ gives a practical overview of civil litigation in Cyprus under the New Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that entered into force in 2023.

Σημαντική απόφαση εξέδωσε το Εφετείο της Κύπρου (Ποινική Δικαιοδοσία)...

Το Εφετείο ανάτρεψε την πρωτόδικη απόφαση του Επαρχιακού Δικαστηρίου με την οποία αθώωσε τον Εφεσ

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...

GZG is delighted to announce a groundbreaking legal victory on behalf of our client following a twelve-year pursuit of justice that culminated today with a favorable ruling by the Administrative Court of Appeal in Appeal 25/25.

Our Executive Chairman Stavros Pavlou, FCIArb, Bsc (Econ), Barrister, TEP and our Associate Salomi Stavrou wrote the Cyprus chapter of this guide.

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.