Right of Reply: What are your rights?
In this Article This article features an explanation of what is the ‘Right of Reply”, the instances one can use this right against an accused party, as well as specifications to keep in mind if such a case arises.
What is Money Laundering?
In This Article You will find a well-defined explanation of money laundering, as well as the methods criminals use to successfully hide their illicit funds. For further information on this subject and for professional legal assistance or advice, contact us at [email protected] | 356 2016 1010.
SUPREME COURT OF CYPRUS PRONOUNCES ON THE WAY THAT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED
Menelaos Kyprianou, partner, discusses a recent judgment issued by the Supreme Court of Cyprus in the context of a certiorari (prerogative order) application, in which he was involved, where the Supreme Court of Cyprus examines the following issues: How service of court documents relating to a pending Cyprus case can be effected on a person …
European convention of human rights and the right of health in Cyprus
Τhe tragic situation of the country’s public hospitals is often witnessed by the citizens of Cyprus. In relation to other European Union States, Cyprus has the lowest position on public health spending money. As a result, public hospitals suffer from staff shortages and a lack of adequate equipment and medicines. The level of patient care …
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BREXIT. QUO VADIS?
Today, a ‘No Deal Brexit on 31 January 2020 remains a real possibility. Put simply, a ‘No Deal Brexit’ means that the UK leaves the EU without having reached an agreement on the terms of its departure and the future relationship. This article looks at the effect of No Deal Brexit on the enforcement of …
Cyprus Citizenship – can it be revoked?
The Cyprus Investment Program had come under attack in recent weeks, after it was reported that persons with close links to their home country’s authoritarian regime had been granted Cypriot citizenship. Over the weekend it was further revealed that a businessman wanted by the authorities of his home country and elsewhere, had been granted Cypriot …
BREXIT. QUO VADIS?
Today, a ‘No Deal Brexit on 31 January 2020 remains a real possibility. Put simply, a ‘No Deal Brexit’ means that the UK leaves the EU without having reached an agreement on the terms of its departure and the future relationship. This article looks at the effect of No Deal Brexit on the enforcement of …
Swiss Franc-Linked Loans
The well-known policy of selling Swiss Franc-linked loans in the past decade, and in particular during the period 2006 – 2009, has lead bank borrowers, into a deeply troubled situation. The negative impact of their exposure to mortgages denominated on foreign currencies, and in particular the Swiss Franc, has created for the European state institutions …
The effect of technological disruption on the legal profession
Technological disruption to the legal profession profoundly reforms the manner in which law firms operate in the legal industry. Client expectations are on the rise and lawyers must stay up to date with the latest technological developments if they want to survive in the competitive legal industry. The application of technological innovation, such as Artificial …
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Does the recent amendment limit the amount of moral damages granted by the Courts?
Under the Maltese Civil Code, damages may be awarded for either tortious liability or contractual liability. In respect to the former, an action for damages will aim to place the individual in the same position before the damage occurred, and in respect to the latter, the action may be brought to either enforce the contract, …