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.
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Το θέμα της ερμηνείας όρου Διαγωνισμού που προκήρυξε ο Δήμος Λευκωσίας, απασχόλησε πρόσφατα το Διοικητικό Δικαστήριο στην υπόθεση Athni Trading Ltd-v-Δήμος Λευκωσίας.
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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.
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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).
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Στις 19/12/2018 δημοσιευτήκαν στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, και συνεπώς τέθηκαν σε ισχύ, τρεις νέοι τροποποιητικοί νόμοι.
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On 31 May 2018 the Nicosia Rent Control Court ruled on the outstanding rents of a statutory tenant.
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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.
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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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In 2004 Mr Rodosthenous started working for Aqua Masters PLC, a local company based in Nicosia, under a contract of employment. The contract stated that his services would be required both in Cyprus and abroad. Subsequently, he also started working for Aqua-Masters Qatar Co WLL, a foreign company based in Qatar.
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Το θέμα της νομικής προστασίας γαλουχουσών εργαζομένων σε βάρδιες, οι οποίες πραγματοποιούν μόνο μέρος της εργασίας τους σε νυκτερινό ωράριο, εξετάστηκε πρόσφατα από το Δικαστήριο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης(Δ.Ε.Ε), στα πλαίσια της Απόφασης στην υπόθεση C-41/17, ημερομηνίας 19/09/18, μετά από σειρά ερωτημάτων που έθεσε σε αυτό το Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia (Ανώτερο Δικαστήριο της Γαλικίας, Ισπανία, στο εξής «το Δικαστήριο της Ισπανίας»).
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Στις 10/09/2018 εκδόθηκε από το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο η πιο κάτω αναφερόμενη απόφαση σε έφεση από αγωγή για παράνομη επέμβαση.
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The running of an occupational Pension Fund is inevitably connected with the collection and handling of personal data of the employees participating in the Fund as Members.
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Law 8(I)/2018 came into force on 13 July 2018, amending the Transfer and Mortgage of Immovable Property Law (9/1995). The new legislation was applied for the first time in the recent Nicosia District Court case Kyriakos Papavasiliou (Trading) Ltd v Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited. This case is considered to be of great importance in assessing how the courts will interpret the new law in future.
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In Zamba v Cyprus Cooperative Bank Ltd (Civil Appeal 92/16 of 6 June 2018) the appellants appealed to the Supreme Court to set aside or annul a first-instance court judgment that had upheld an arbitrator's decision.
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Important Judgment issued on dispute between Banking Institution and Debtor
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