Enforcement of disclosure orders despite appeal
In Burlaka Alina Evgenievna and others v Noa Circle Ltd
and others, action No. 525/2022, 16 March 2023, the
District Court of Nicosia refused to stay the enforcement of
disclosure orders (known as "Norwich Pharmacal orders")
against innocent third parties, pending an appeal filed by the
respondents against the orders. The Court held that the disclosure
of information prior to the adjudication of the appeal did not
amount to exceptional circumstances justifying the suspension of
the disclosure orders.
Facts
The applicants obtained Norwich Pharmacal orders against Cypriot
service providers in relation to a large-scale cross-border fraud.
Before their compliance with the disclosure orders, the respondents
filed an appeal against the first-instance judgment, followed by an
application to stay the enforcement of the disclosure orders,
pending the adjudication of the appeal.
