Analysis, jurisdiction guides and product notes for practitioners working across EU and national law — written by the team building OmniLaw.
The Cyprus New Supreme Court dismissed a leave application by a defendant in the golden passport prosecution, holding that Article 9(3)(γ) jurisdiction turns solely on whether its statutory conditions are met, not on whether the Court of Appeal erred.
Cyprus Competition Commission Decision 24/2025 unanimously cleared a real estate developer's acquisition of KEAN Soft Drinks — and had to define ten product markets to do it.
The Cyprus Court of Appeal overturned a coverage denial in January 2026, holding that clause 9.2.2 exclusions require causal proof, not categorical invocation.
The Cyprus Court of Appeal rejected a January 2026 application to reopen a 2008 appeal without a hearing, enforcing a prior filing prohibition under Rule 41.15(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules 2023.
The Paphos Rent Control Court confirmed that Rule K.32.6 of Cyprus's 2023 Civil Procedure Rules preserves the exceptional, discretionary character of cross-examination in interlocutory proceedings; a bare credibility challenge does not suffice.
The Areios Pagos quashed a 70/30 concurrent-fault apportionment in a fatal motorcycle case because the Court of Appeal omitted three factual findings the law requires.
The Areios Pagos confirmed that a closed, elevated motorway with no direct access for adjacent owners cannot trigger Greece's benefit presumption under Law 653/1977 — leaving the State's diminution compensation obligation intact.
The Greek Supreme Civil Court quashed an appellate decision that denied Law 3869/2010 debt relief on bad-faith grounds, holding that courts must articulate both limbs of the eventual-intent test — foresight and acceptance — not merely note that a debtor borrowed more than they could repay.
The Areios Pagos quashed a debt adjustment grant, confirming that all creditors — including foreign SPVs — form a necessary passive joinder and that contradictory reasoning on fraud and income fatally undermines relief.
A Limassol Rent Control Tribunal dismissed a nuisance-based possession claim in March 2026 after the landlord failed to produce noise meter readings, police complaints, or expert evidence — setting a clear threshold for Article 11(1)(β) cases.
The Limassol Rent Control Court dismissed an own-use possession claim in February 2026 because the landlord produced no evidence from the intended occupant and failed to disclose his financial position — leaving the claim as a 'mere wish'.
Cyprus's Supreme Court split 2-1 on whether a Politis column attacking MEP Eleni Theocharous crossed from protected political satire into defamation — and what Article 17 of Cap. 148 requires.
The New Supreme Court's January 2026 ruling in Washman v Koulouroui confirms that attacking a first-instance credibility finding on appeal requires more than broad disagreement — it requires precise identification of the specific failure, tied directly to the trial transcript.
The Cyprus Supreme Court's January 2024 ruling confirms that Article 23.5's three-year reversion right cannot apply to land whose title crystallised absolutely under colonial statute before independence in 1960.
The Cyprus Supreme Court (Second Instance) acquitted a COVID-19 protester because the April 2021 Decree banned peaceful assembly outright while permitting tattoo parlors, gyms, and churches.
The Cyprus Rent Control Court of Limassol ruled in January 2026 that systematic delay is assessed by conduct pattern, not individual reasons — and that a termination notice under Article 11(4) cannot be withdrawn.
Cyprus Competition Commission Decision 19/2025 cleared Brookfield's acquisition of CPI Holdco (Antylia Scientific) under Law 83(I)/2014 — here is the Commission's analysis.
The Cyprus Supreme Court increased the total award in Christodoulou v Attorney General to €90,000, setting a clearer quantum matrix for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims.
A January 2026 Supreme Court ruling confirms that a land registration built on a faulty community-council certificate can be annulled — even after the property has been sold to an innocent buyer.
Even where a cross-border acquisition produces a combined Cypriot market share of 0-5%, the EPA applies the full Law 83(I)/2014 analytical framework. EPA 03/2025 shows exactly how.
CySEC Circular C772 required all EU Investment Firm Branches operational in Cyprus as at 31 December 2025 to submit Form RBSF-CBR Version 3 via TRS by May 8, 2026 — with section 37(5) penalties for non-compliance and no reminders from CySEC.
The Cyprus Court of Appeal held that Olympic Insurance was estopped from invoking the Article 15(1)(a) notice requirement of Law 96(I)/2000 after five years of active defence and a written commitment to honour its obligations.
A Cyprus Supreme Court civil appeal decided 21 January 2026 holds that a buyer who paid €250,000 for property that the primary seller never delivered has a separate, enforceable contractual claim against a third-party company whose conditional fall-back obligation was activated once the primary seller failed.
CySEC Circular C771 sets the May 8 deadline for all authorised CASPs to submit Form RBSF-CASP Version 3 via TRS — including non-operational entities.
Winning an annulment of an administrative act in Cyprus does not automatically yield damages. The Court of Appeal's January 2026 ruling sets out precisely what a plaintiff must still prove — and what the civil court may not re-examine.
Cyprus EPA unanimously cleared DP World's acquisition of Herport SAS under Law 83(I)/2014, applying the SIEC test to a cross-border logistics deal with a Limassol nexus.
A CySEC enforcement action for market abuse was annulled not on its merits but because the Chairwoman who signed it had a personal financial relationship with the bank she was sanctioning.
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