A New Era For The Cyprus Justice System

It is a feature of the litigation work in Cyprus that the Cyprus legal system is extensively utilised in cross border litigation/International dispute resolution cases with an emphasis on ancillary matters in aid of ongoing proceedings elsewhere such as obtaining orders in aid of such proceedings and/or recognition and execution of judgments and awards, especially in transaction/contract related disputes.

The main disputes between litigants in international disputes, where there is also a Cyprus element, are usually adjudicated in other jurisdictions, even when Cyprus is a convenient forum.

Cyprus, even when not used as the usual Forum of choice in contracts that include foreign jurisdiction or arbitration clauses, is often an essential part of litigation strategy especially where there is property of any type in Cyprus that could become the subject of enforcement (or entities that are to be placed under winding up proceedings). The Cyprus Courts are often asked