Update 2025 – The Cyprus National Solidarity Fund replenishment scheme
The House of Representatives unanimously approved the budget of the National Solidarity Fund for the year 2025. The amount will be used for the implementation of the Partial Replenishment Plan, which concerns persons affected by the resolution measures implemented in the two systemic banking institutions in 2013.
Deadly Descent: Legal Ramifications of the Air India Flight 171 Disaster
A tragic incident recently occurred where an Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, after just taking off from Ahmedabad got crashed within a few minutes. In accordance with the Data from the Airport Authority, the last recorded altitude of the plane was at 625 feet off the ground, just immediately after takeoff. It …
Continue reading “Deadly Descent: Legal Ramifications of the Air India Flight 171 Disaster”
Crackdown by Bahamian Government on property tax arrears
By: Jana Ward, Real Estate Associate, Lennox Paton Publication Date: June 2025 Property Owners no longer have the luxury of neglecting to pay their real property taxes for years on end. In an effort to collect more tax revenue and to deter property owners from accumulating significant tax arrears, the Department of Inland Revenue (“DIR”) …
Continue reading “Crackdown by Bahamian Government on property tax arrears”
Insurance Disputes in The Bahamas, policy holder beware.
By: Ramonne Gardiner, Litigation Partner, Lennox Paton Publication Date: May 2025 Insurance Disputes in The Bahamas, policy holder beware. Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and other perils are often unexpected catastrophic events. With global warming projected to generate costlier natural disasters in the future, it becomes vital for policyholders to ensure that they not only have insurance …
Continue reading “Insurance Disputes in The Bahamas, policy holder beware.”
Significant Award for Breaches of Organisation of Working Time Act
In the recent decision of Mark Alcock v Knights Tower Trading (ADJ-00049112), the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) made an award of €34,999.99 for multiple breaches of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (the “Act”).
Recent Caselaw: Mandatory Retirement Ages and Post- Retirement Fixed Term Contracts
This article discusses a recent Workplace Relations Commission “WRC” decision and a recent Labour Court decision on the knotty subject of mandatory retirement ages.
WRC Awards €1,000 for Two Day Delay by Respondent in Responding to Remote Working Request
In the recent decision of Thomas Farrell v Salesforce (ADJ-00052842), the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) found that the Respondent’s failure to respond to a request for remote working within the four-week deadline breached the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (the “Act”). Our previous article on the Act can be found here.
WRC Finds Contract was Frustrated as Employee Could Not Find Accommodation in Dublin – No Unfair Dismissal
Francisco Martin Santano v Enable Ireland Sandymount School (ADJ-00050049) concerned a complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015.
New Law enhances regulation of Fund Administrators in Cyprus
On 29 May 2025, the House of Representatives passed the Investment Funds Administrators Law, L.101(I)/2025, marking a pivotal advancement in Cyprus’s financial regulatory regime. Published in the Official Gazette on 18 June 2025, the Law introduces a standalone legal framework for the regulation and supervision of fund administrators—a sector previously operating under the broader umbrella …
Continue reading “New Law enhances regulation of Fund Administrators in Cyprus”
Struck-Off but still standing: The legal lifeline for companies
On 27th May 2024, the First Hall Civil Court (Commercial Section) (the ‘Court’) delivered its judgement in the names of ‘Usta Holdings Inc. vs. Ir-Reġistratur tal-Kumpaniji’ whereby the plaintiff, as the sole shareholder of Usta Maritime Co. Ltd (C 43902) (the ‘Company’), requested the Malta Business Registry (the ‘Registrar’) to have the name of the …
Continue reading “Struck-Off but still standing: The legal lifeline for companies”