In December 2025, two prisoners at Nicosia Central Prisons died. One lost his life minutes after being punched in the face by another inmate inside his cell...

The Cyprus Government has recently announced its intention to review, and where necessary revoke citizenships granted to foreign investors who have invested in Cyprus and become naturalised Cypriot citizens ...

Key points on the legal framework guiding the validity of electronic signatures in Cyprus. The (digital) silver lining of COVID-19.

Allegedly, nowadays, Cyprus is becoming a business hub by providing incentives for businesses to grow and to attract talents. In this framework, last December 2022...

While the Cyprus legal system is mainly based and developed upon the principles of common law, family law constitutes an exception.

Accordingly, in that way the AIFM, will be able to test investor's reception for a particular investment idea which has not yet implemented.

As a rule, arbitration is ‘a creature of contract' and the proper parties to arbitration are those who have concluded an arbitration agreement or a wider contract containing one.

With the introduction of the new Alternative Investment Funds Law (L.124(I)/2018) Cyprus' legal framework has been duly modernized and provides a competitive alternative to other popular European Fund Hubs.

Law firms face numerous challenges in navigating the intricacies of the latest sanctions imposed. As the consequences of non-compliance increasingly become more severe...

Our Executive Chairman Stavros Pavlou, FCIArb, Bsc (Econ), Barrister, TEP and our Associate Salomi Stavrou wrote the Cyprus chapter of this guide.

With interest rates increasing in the last couple of years, tax on interest earned on deposits has become more relevant to depositors than before when the interest...

According to section 125 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113 (as amended) (the "Law"), each company must hold a general meeting of the shareholders every year, ...

On July 13th, 2023 the Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Juliane Kokott, in her opinion on the TP case (C-288/22), asserted that a natural person serving...

Cyprus has reclaimed its status as a country with a developed and well-trusted economy, having overcome the challenges of recent years with a gross domestic product growth of 3.9% in 2018.

Today's world calls for businesses which are not merely entities serving an economic purpose, but conscious beings whose decisions shape the world we live in. The 2021 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26,

Over the last decade, Cyprus has introduced and significantly developed attractive legislation on funds which is constantly being modernised offering ideal tools for building sophisticated fund...

Cyprus has emerged as a promising, prominent destination for business and litigation alike. Nowadays, when it comes to the strategic selection of jurisdiction, Cyprus is considered one of the key players...

Undeniably, nowadays, artificial intelligence ("AI") became an indispensable part of our daily lives and transforms our world.

Cyprus boasts an attractive merger and reorganisation regime not only locally (ie, between Cyprus entities), but also at a cross-border, EU level.

The country-specific Q&A guide provides a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning arbitration in this jurisdiction, including any mandatory provisions and default rules