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ARTICLE · 27 FEBRUARY 2020

Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2020

Harris Kyriakides
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Harris Kyriakides LLC contributes the Cyprus chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2020.

CyprusLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Harris Kyriakides
Harris Kyriakides
Juliana Georgallidou
Juliana Georgallidou

I. LITIGATION

1 Preliminaries

1.1 What type of legal system has your jurisdiction got? Are there any rules that govern civil procedure in your jurisdiction?

Cyprus has a quasi-common law jurisdiction which has been influenced by English and Greek law. Section 29(1)(c) of Courts of Justice Law introduces and endorses common law in the Cypriot legal system.

The courts are bound by the doctrine of precedent, according to which the superior courts' decisions bind subordinate courts. Civil procedure in Cyprus is regulated by the 1954 Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) which have been amended from time to time.

1.2 How is the civil court system in your jurisdiction structured? What are the various levels of appeal and are there any specialist courts?

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