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REVISION OF THE CRITERIA FOR THE FAST TRACK PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A CYPRIOT PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMIT (VIA INVESTMENT)
06 JUL, 2023
Every two months, Ius Laboris' experts from around the world put together an update on immigration and global mobility practice, setting out recent changes to the law, policies and procedures.
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THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 74 (1) (C) OF THE #LAW ON #CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (CAP. 155).
26 JUN, 2023
The recent amendment of the Law on Criminal Procedure, voted by the House of Representatives, is of high importance. Andreana Loizides expains.
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PATIENT CONSENT IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
15 MAY, 2023
Tatiana Kouri explains how the Cypriot legal system now attaches the same importance to the patient's right to be informed, but without making the task of proving the breach of the doctor's duty an easy task for the Claimant/Patient in the context of a legal dispute.
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HOW TO OBTAIN RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN INSOLVENCY PROCESS AND ENFORCE INSOLVENCY-RELATED JUDGMENTS WITHIN CYPRUS
09 MAY, 2023
A Practice Note providing a guide to the domestic processes and requirements for gaining legal recognition of a foreign insolvency process in Cyprus. This Note also details any separate considerations around the enforcement of insolvency-related judgments in Cyprus.
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NEW LEGISLATION ON TRANSPARENT AND PREDICTABLE WORKING CONDITIONS
26 APR, 2023
The EU Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union has been transposed into national legislation.
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MARKETS IN CRYPTO-ASSETS REGULATION: A SHORT GUIDE
21 APR, 2023
Exciting news for the crypto world! The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation proposed by the European Commission has been approved by the European Parliament with an overwhelming majority.
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GDPR COMPLIANCE: NOTIFICATION OF DATA BREACHES – CYBER ATTACKS
16 MAR, 2023
As a business owner in Cyprus and in light of the recent cyber-attacks to the University of Cyprus and the Land Registry Department, it is important to understand your responsibilities when it comes to data protection and the notification of data breaches or hacking incidents.
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GZGTECH ON THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL MONEY
13 JAN, 2023
Let’s be honest, you’ve probably come across the terms “bitcoin”, “blockchain”, “distributed ledger”, “immutability” or “cryptography” sometime during the last 14 years. Why 14 years? That’s when ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ published the white paper named “Peer-to-peer electronic cash system”, in which Satoshi built upon past research in distributed systems, cryptography, and network security and created a purely peer-to peer version of electronic cash that would allow online payments, to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a trusted third party.
Read MoreΕΡΜΗΝΕΊΑ ΌΡΟΥ ΣΕ ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΌ
17 NOV, 2022
Το θέμα της ερμηνείας όρου Διαγωνισμού που προκήρυξε ο Δήμος Λευκωσίας, απασχόλησε πρόσφατα το Διοικητικό Δικαστήριο στην υπόθεση Athni Trading Ltd-v-Δήμος Λευκωσίας.
Read MoreΝΈΑ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΙΚΉ ΑΠΌΦΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΩΤΆΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΗΡΊΟΥ ΠΟΥ ΑΦΟΡΆ ΤΗΝ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΑΣΊΑ ΕΚΔΊΚΑΣΗΣ ΑΊΤΗΣΗΣ-ΈΦΕΣΗΣ ΚΑΤΆ ΑΠΌΦΑΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΉ ΤΟΥ ΚΤΗΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΊΟΥ
18 APR, 2019
Στις 22/03/2019 εκδόθηκε από το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο απόφαση στην Πολιτική Έφεση υπ’ αρ. 72/2012 SMITH & SMITH v. ΚΕΦΑΛΑ. Η Έφεση ασκήθηκε εναντίον ενδιάμεσης απόφασης του Επαρχιακού Δικαστηρίου και αφορούσε αίτημα προσκόμισης προφορικής μαρτυρίας στα πλαίσια της κυρίως αίτησης (έφεσης) κατά της απόφασης του Διευθυντή του Κτηματολογίου.
Read MoreSUPREME COURTS DECLARES LEGISLATION EXTENDING PATERNITY LEAVE AND BENEFITS TO UNMARRIED FATHERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
20 FEB, 2019
In late 2018, the House of Representatives introduced amendments to the Protection of Paternity Law and the Social Insurances Law, by which paternity leave and benefits were granted to unmarried working fathers (previously these rights were only available to fathers married to their child's mother before the birth or adoption).
Read MoreΠΡΌΣΦΑΤΕΣ ΤΡΟΠΟΠΟΙΉΣΕΙΣ ΒΑΣΙΚΏΝ ΝΌΜΩΝ ΣΕ ΣΧΈΣΗ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΙΚΌ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΦΑΛΙΣΤΙΚΌ ΔΊΚΑΙΟ
15 FEB, 2019
Στις 19/12/2018 δημοσιευτήκαν στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, και συνεπώς τέθηκαν σε ισχύ, τρεις νέοι τροποποιητικοί νόμοι.
Read MoreRENT CONTROL COURT RULES ON OUTSTANDING RENT
17 DEC, 2018
On 31 May 2018 the Nicosia Rent Control Court ruled on the outstanding rents of a statutory tenant.
Read MoreSUPREME COURT DISMISSES APPEAL IN MICHAELIDES V COOPERATIVE BANK OF PEGIA
14 DEC, 2018
In the recent Supreme Court case Michaelides v Cooperative Bank of Pegia (Civil Appeal 477/2012), dated 27 June 2018, the appellants appealed the first-instance judgment of the Paphos District Court allowing the registration and execution of an arbitral award.
Read MoreCOURT ORDERS DISCLOSURE OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS
05 DEC, 2018
The recent High Court case (David Lonsdale v National Westminster Bank) is particularly important to banks when receiving data subject access requests for personal data relating to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). This case is an interaction between tipping off and data protection issues.
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