The relatively new foreclosures legal framework enables faster sale & registration of mortgaged properties in the name of purchasers and banks/asset management companies (AMCs), but disputes do arise thereafter as to the possession of the acquired assets: Purchasers frequently bump into purported lease agreements not...
A disabled person who cannot sign a will because of a physical disability, such as paralysis of the muscles or who is blind or illiterate but is mentally sound, has every right and can execute his will and dispose of his...
Last week, the District Court of Larnaca ruled in favour of a sub-contractor represented by our firm, opposing the main contractor’s application seeking annulment of an arbitration clause in a Construction Contract based on allegations of fraud pursued by the main contractor....
The maxim, which is a basic human right and a fundamental freedom that no person shall be prosecuted a second time for the same offence for which he has been acquitted or convicted, is provided for in Article 12.2 of...
In every legal proceeding, whether it concerns a lawsuit or an application, brough by or against a company under liquidation, its name is mentioned and that it is in liquidation through its liquidator with reference to...
The legal protection of a creditor extends to set aside by a Court order the disposition of movable or immovable property made fraudulently by a debtor with the intention to defraud the creditor in order to delay or...
Every person exercising public authority must properly apply the law for the benefit of the public and without interfering with any recognized right of any person. Indeed, such person is given a second opportunity to...
There is often a need to renew a writ of summons, which is valid for 12 months from the filing of the action, because despite the efforts of the plaintiff, it was not successful in serving it on the defendant or on any of the...
The lack of adequate supervision and control of the certifying officers provides the possibility of defrauding the real estate owner, who may see his property lost illegally, usually by a relative who draws up a forged...
The arbitration clause in any agreement such as the provision of services, contracting, sale or rental of immovable property or agreement with any other object, is the basis for referring a dispute that may arise between...