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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.

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ΕΡΜΗΝΕΊΑ 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.

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ΝΈΑ 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.

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SUPREME 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).

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ΠΡΌΣΦΑΤΕΣ 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.

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RENT 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.

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SUPREME 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.

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COURT 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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SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES BURDEN OF PROOF IN WAGE PROTECTION CASES

03 DEC, 2018

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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ΝΟΜΙΚΉ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΊΑ ΓΑΛΟΥΧΟΥΣΏΝ ΕΡΓΑΖΟΜΈΝΩΝ ΣΕ ΒΆΡΔΙΕΣ ΟΙ ΟΠΟΊΕΣ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΟΠΟΙΟΎΝ ΜΌΝΟ ΜΈΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΡΓΑΣΊΑΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΣΕ ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΝΌ ΩΡΆΡΙΟ

26 OCT, 2018

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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