The Republic of Cyprus acceded to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment of 2001 (the Cape TownConvention) as of 1 November 2023.

The European Parliament has adopted the Regulation on the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data in the European Union (the "Regulation") which was already provisionally adopted by the Council of the EU.

Cyprus companies are regularly used as absorbing or merging entities in cross-border mergers across the European Economic Area, namely the EU Member States and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Cyprus enacted legislation amending the Trademarks Law, Cap 268 (as amended, the "Trademarks Law"). This amendment has brought about notable changes with respect to the registration and legal protection of trademarks in Cyprus.

Cypriot courts have a fully established judicial power to grant interim orders over various issues with an international effect. Namely, the Cypriot legal order has incorporated the power of the courts to issue freezing orders towards protecting assets in risk of alienation or towards preserving a status quo of assets pending the final and conclusive determination of the relevant proceedings.

New legislation in Cyprus sets out rules concerning contracts for the supply of digital content or digital services. These rules include requirements for conformity with the contract for the supply of...

In addressing this point there are two fundamental considerations. 

The paradigm shift promised by blockchain-driven ecosystems is heavily reliant on the irreversibility of on-chain transactions.

Strict adherence to statutory requirements concerning the creation of the pledge is imperative for the validity of the pledge.

Cyprus has found itself at the epicentre of the oil and gas industry due to the recent discovery of hydrocarbons within its Exclusive Economic Zone and the wider potential emerging in relation to natural resources exploitation in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

The statutory framework regulating the purchase and sale of credit facilities in Cyprus was amended as part of an overhaul of the insolvency framework.

New Cyprus whistleblowing legislation regulates the disclosure or reporting of breaches of EU and Cyprus law in the public and private sectors.

The Cypriot registered alternative investment fund (RAIF), enables a fast and cost-efficient fund launch in the European Union.

Cyprus Investment Firms (CIF) are companies established in Cyprus and licensed by CySEC to provide one or more investment services to third parties or/and perform one or more investment activities under the applicable laws and regulations.

Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union was transposed into Cyprus law in April 2023 under the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Law of 2023.

Cyprus has now fully transposed Directive 2016/1148 on security of network and information systems, through the Security of Networks and Information Systems Law of 2020 (Law 89(I)/2020), which came into force on 12 August 2020.

Cyprus courts have an established power to issue interim orders and injunctive relief with an international effect, in all cases, in which it appears to the court, just and convenient to do so, provided that the following conditions are met by the applicant:

EU data protection rules apply to the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes all EU countries and non-EU countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Cyprus has now fully transposed Directive 2016/1148 on security of network and information systems, through the Security of Networks and Information Systems Law of 2020, which came into force on 12 August 2020.

Code is one of few forces to have challenged the dominance of law in regulating human behaviour.