Cyprus Succession Law And Planning

Through the enactment of Regulation 269/2014 (the "Regulation"), the European Union imposed restrictive measures in response to Russia's actions which undermine Ukraine's sovereignty.

The EU has imposed three packages of sanctions against Russia in response to the Russian recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine...

Two recent European Court judgments clarify when EU sanctions can freeze an unlisted company's funds through ownership or control by a listed person. The Inter Rao Lietuva and Abramovich cases establish different evidentiary standards and challenge routes, requiring businesses to understand the specific legal basis for any payment restriction.

On the 25th of July, 2025, the Republic of Cyprus ("Cyprus") enacted Law 149(I)/2025, formally titled The Criminalization of the Violation of the Restrictive Measures of the European Union Law of 2025 (the "Law").

Cyprus is investigating whether subsidiaries of the Essar Group may have breached or circumvented EU sanctions through transactions with Russia's VTB Bank. The probe centers on allegations that debt obligations were strategically moved from Cyprus to Mauritius in 2022, potentially to avoid sanctions restrictions.

"Sanctions", or "Restrictive Measures", are imposed on natural and legal persons in order to prevent and limit violation of International Law, human rights and politics.

The 14th package of EU restrictive measures against Russia was issued on the 24th of June 2024. As it seems, the primary aim of the EU was to broaden the coverage of EU sanction.

As a Member State of the United Nations (‘UN') and the European Union (‘EU'), the Republic of Cyprus has an obligation to enforce and implement

On 12 April 2024, the European Council gave the final approval of a new directive (the Sanctions Offences Directive) aimed at standardising the enforcement of EU sanctions across EU member states.

Financial sanctions are restrictive measures imposed by governments and international bodies to achieve foreign policy and security objectives, preventing individuals, entities...

The Cypriot tax landscape has undergone a significant recalibration following the entry into force of a broad package of fiscal reforms, effective as from the 1st of January, 2026.

On 3 September 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") delivered its judgment in Case C-798/24, Jautiva (the "Judgment"), addressing the compatibility of unrestricted public access to shareholder information with European Union ("EU") company law and data protection rules.

In January 2026, the European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul the EU's Cybersecurity Act, a proposal now known as CSA2. It's the natural next step in a story that began years earlier with the EU's 2020 "5G Security Toolbox" - a set of voluntary recommendations encouraging Member States to be cautious about certain telecom suppliers. That voluntary approach produced patchy results: by most accounts, fewer than half of EU countries had actually acted on those recommendations. It is worth asking whether the adoption levels were however a failure of design, or a reflection of Member States reaching different conclusions about their risk exposures.

The Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (DRCIP) has issued an updated notice on 16 September 2026 regarding the Beneficial Owners Register (BOR), setting out the annual confirmation requirements applicable for 2026.

Federal Law No. 142-FZ on Amendment of Articles 6 and 30 of the Federal Law on Russian Federation Citizenship and Individual Regulations of the Russian Federation

The agreement covers all taxes on income and capital levied by either state or by any of its sub-divisions or local authorities, including taxes on capital appreciation and on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property.

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Shipping has issued on 27 August 2025 new Circular 22/2025 in relation to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, STCW 78, ...

On the 25th of July, 2025, the Republic of Cyprus ("Cyprus") enacted Law 149(I)/2025, formally titled The Criminalization of the Violation of the Restrictive Measures of the European Union Law of 2025 (the "Law").

It is not uncommon for high-value commercial disputes to give rise to jurisdictional issues, particularly where they involve multiple defendants domiciled in different jurisdictions or where one or more parties have entered into agreements containing jurisdiction clauses. The reason is straightforward: if the Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter, the proceedings may effectively come to an end at the outset. Accordingly, the issue of jurisdiction must be determined by the Court as a preliminary matter and at the earliest stage of proceedings.

In 2011 the Criminal Code was amended by the addition of a new article 314A, which makes it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 5 years' imprisonment, a fine of up to EUR30,000 or both...