Application Of Erinford Principle

Cyprus is a common law jurisdiction. It cites English case law in its courts mostly as a guideline, but also, under certain circumstances, as binding law.

Interim orders

For interim orders issued on an ex parte basis, the rule is that the jurisdiction of the first-instance court extends only to deciding whether the order will be made absolute or cancelled. When an interim order is cancelled after a hearing in which the first-instance court heard the arguments of both sides, by rule, this is considered the first-instance court's conclusive judgment on the application. In other words, the first-instance court cannot re-examine the same matters or issue a contradicting second judgment on the same issues.