As leading lawyers in Cyprus Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC was invited to act as country experts for Cyprus in a study of the application of the cross-border mergers directive commissioned by the EU Directorate General for Internal Market and Services.

Misleading commercial practices are the core of two recent decisions handed down by the Competition and Consumer Protection Service, being the government watchdog on unfair B2C practices...

As one of the conditions of international support following the financial crisis of spring 2013, Cyprus was required to put in place a framework for the privatisation of state-owned entities and utilities.

The main legislation in the area of competition in Cyprus is The Protection of Competition Law 207(I) of 1989 and the Control of Concentrations between Enterprises Law 22(I) of 1999.

The Control of Concentrations Between Undertakings No. 22(I) of 1999 (the Law) is the legislative instrument regulating concentrations in Cyprus.

The European Union has introduced a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Regulation that will fundamentally reshape how Member States assess and control foreign investments.

Before preceding with the conclusion of a Franchise Agreement with a Franchisor a decision must be taken as to what form the franchisee will take.

In Cyprus, mergers are regulated by the Control of Concentrations between Undertakings Laws 1999 to 2000 as amended.

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Cyprus, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries