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As an EU Member State, Cyprus is currently bound by Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (‘the EU Regulation') on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil...

In Cyprus, the defences of waiver and promissory estoppel are often raised to block claims where a party appears to have abandoned a right or made a promise not to enforce it.

When a freezing injunction is granted, the court will almost always require the applicant to give a cross undertaking in damages.

In its judgment given on 30 March 2020 in Paraskevaides v Citco[1], the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal considered a range of issues on appeal from the Commercial Court

IN THE recent case of Fysentzides vs K & C Snooker & Pool Entertainment, Civil appeal no.30/2019, dated 1/6/2020, the Supreme Court of Cyprus has decided on a legal point related

A Claimant who successfully applies in Court for an injunction freezing the assets of a party places themselves in a very strong position from the outset of a dispute...

Two years have passed since the introduction of the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPRs) on 1st of September 2023.

The Supreme Court considered an application under Section 30 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration, Sales and Mortgages of Ships) Law 1963.

For approximately 80 years, Cyprus was a British colony. On independence of the new Republic provided that the laws previously applicable should remain in force until repealed or amended by new laws of the Republic.

This FAQ gives a practical overview of civil litigation in Cyprus under the New Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that entered into force in 2023.

Perhaps one of the greatest risks a claimant faces in large commercial disputes is that a defendant may attempt to frustrate the enforcement of a future judgment...

Failed commercial transactions often raise a deceptively simple question: can money already paid be recovered? Cyprus law answers this question through the doctrines of restitution...

Therefore, the plaintiff's allegations in relation to conspiracy and deceit were dismissed without being examined.

The Latin maxim audi alteram partem, meaning "listen to the other side," is a fundamental principle of natural justice.

As widely reported, on 4 October 2021, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council issued its much anticipated decision in Broad Idea International Limited v. Convoy Collateral [2021] UKPC 24.

When a person dies because of someone else’s negligence, the family will usually have two questions first: who can claim, and what can be recovered? The answer is not always straightforward. The claim for the family’s lost support is different from a claim made by the deceased’s estate for losses suffered before death.

All civil dispute claims are initiated in the district courts of Cyprus. Judges in the district courts are ranked as district judges, senior judges and presidents of the District Court. Claims are being allocated.

The recent judgment of the Cyprus Court of Appeal in CCSRE Real Estate Company Ltd v. Theodorou Menelaou (Crim. App. 94/2022, 31.10.2025) brings to the forefront a long-standing yet sensitive issue: when does a tenant's continued occupation of a property