Although the amendments to the Trade Marks Law CAP. 268 (as amended) which transpose the New EU Directive on Trade Marks [Directive (EU) 2015/2436] have not yet been published, Cyprus is really close to finalizing ...

The Cyprus Court delivered a judgment on 29 July 2016 ordering electronic disclosure against MetaQuotes Software, the well-known Forex trading platform, the first of its kind in Cyprus!

We have early advocated that the Supreme's Court judgement where a stay for Norwich Pharmacal Order was granted in favour of the Plaintiff pending appeal, did not formulate a solid precedent.

First to be explored is the legal nature of the so called "nominee shareholder".

Transposing into reality our firm's motto "Deeds not Words" and as another example of innovative and effective litigation acting on behalf of the Plaintiff in a complex shareholders' dispute (involving breach of contract, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duties and declaratory judgment claims) against opponent seeking to undermine client's position and prior orders issued by the Court, our law firm has obtained an order, on 17 September 2015, an ex parte basis by the District Court of

The question of the extent to which shareholders can contract out of company law has long been a matter of controversy. It has been widely accepted that the statutory right of a shareholder of a limited liability company to petition the winding up of the company is not arbitrable.

Employing some 2,000 drivers and packers on the supply end and 1,250 for the company, the supermarket chain was deemed the largest one in Cyprus, once considered too big to fail. Orphanides Public Company Ltd has now been declared insolvent.

The Supreme Court of Cyprus upheld on 14 November 2018 the 1st instance judgment ordering electronic disclosure against MetaQuotes Software...

A foreign judgment or an arbitral award has no immediate effect in Cyprus. A procedure must be followed in order to enforce the foreign judgment.

During the last years, Cyprus Courts repeatedly dealt with the issue of disclosed documents being held and used not for the purpose the documents were obtained...

In a case currently under trial by the District Court of Nicosia, the plaintiffs in the action had initially filed an ex parte application by which they obtained ex parte a Norwich Pharmacal Order against a Bank, ...

Exploring the related issues we had indicated that our firm had launched legal proceedings against, among others, a nominee shareholder unwilling to co-operate with the beneficial owners...

The facts preceding the above proceedings, although complicated, can provide a better understanding of the case and the gist of the Court's approach in the interim judgment.

The international movement to end banking secrecy has gained new momentum with the enactment in the United States of its 2010 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA.

On August 27, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted FBME's motion for a preliminary injunction and enjoined the Final Rule from taking effect.

The European Union in 2000 adopted the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in court cases.

The European Union in 2000 adopted the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in court cases.

In a previous publication exploring the related issues we had indicated that our firm had launched legal proceedings against, among others, a nominee shareholder unwilling to co-operate with the beneficial owners of the shares.

The financial crisis in Cyprus resulted among others in the introduction of the Insolvency Framework, comprising of a package of six bills of legislation that came into force on the 07/05/2015.

Cyprus Courts have jurisdiction to issue stand-alone injunctions in aid of Court proceedings, pending before Courts of Member States of EU (except Denmark) pursuant to Regulation...