Άρθρο αναφορικά με τις εξελίξεις στην Κύπρο και την παρούσα κατάσταση σε σχέση με την αναστολή των διαδικασιών εκποίησης ένεκα της πανδημίας Covid-19.
Read MoreΤον Δεκέμβριου του 2020 τέθηκε σε ισχύ στην Κύπρο ο Περί της Καταπολέμησης του Σεξισμού και του Διαδικτυακά Διαδιδόμενου Σεξισμού και περί Συναφών Θεμάτων Νόμος του 2020. Ο στόχος του εν λόγω νόμου και της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης είναι ο περιορισμός και ο έλεγχος του σεξισμού, κυρίως κατά των γυναικών, τόσο στην καθημερινότητα τους στη κοινωνία όσο και διαδικτυακά.
Read MoreThe European Union has taken an important step towards regulating crypto-assets. In 2020, the European Commission (EC) adopted an expansive new Digital Finance Package aiming to transform the European economy in the coming years. The Digital Finance Package, includes among others, a comprehensive framework which facilitates distributed ledger technology (DLT) and crypto-assets in the financial sector called Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA).
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings from George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC.
Read MoreA decision issued in February 2020 by the Consumer Protection Service related to “Black Friday 2018 adverts” in which a trader sent an invitation to customers to purchase their products at a fixed price. However, when the customers went to the shops, it became apparent that the products were not available in reasonable quantities and for a reasonable period of time.
Read MoreNOYB, a non-profit group founded by Max Schrems, filed 101 complaints against entities in all 30 EU and EEA countries for continued use of Google Analytics and Facebook Connect integrations to transfer data of EU citizens to the U.S. without a valid transfer mechanism, following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s “Schrems II” ruling which invalidated the EU – US Privacy Shield and set additional requirements for the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Google still claims to rely on the ‘Privacy Shield’ a month after it was invalidated, while Facebook continues to use SCCs.
Among the 101 complaints, complaints have been filed against 3 Cyprus organisations before the Austrian data protection Authority. These organisations are: Politis, the Cyprus News Agency and the Cyprus Football Association.
Read MoreΣυμβουλές προς εργοδότες πριν την αλλαγή του έτους αναφορικά με εργασιακά θέματα ώστε να αποφύγουν τυχόν ευθύνες.
Read MoreWe would like to thank Papafilipou Ice Cream for inviting us to the grand opening of the first Ice Cream Museum in Cyprus which took place on 20 June 2019. We had a great time!
With such high temperatures a visit at the Museum is highly recommended.
Read MoreThe European Council adopted on 13 June 2019 the Directive on Work-Life Balance for Parents and Carers. The new Directive lays down minimum requirements designed to achieve equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work, by facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life for workers who are parents, or carers.
Read MoreGeorge Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC is an award-winning, Cypriot law firm undertaking work in the fields of: Arbitration; Banking & Compliance; Commercial; Corporate & Tax; Data Protection; Employment & Pensions; Intellectual Property & Media; Litigation & International Commercial Litigation; Real Estate & Construction; and all other areas of Cypriot law.