Analysis, jurisdiction guides and product notes for practitioners working across EU and national law — written by the team building OmniLaw.
A provision-by-provision guide to Directive 2002/8/EC — scope, financial qualification, costs allocation, and the 15-day transmission deadline for cross-border civil claims.
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.
Directive 2003/49/EC exempts qualifying intra-group interest and royalty payments from source-State tax — but four exclusion categories and a documentary procedure can unwind that relief before payment is made.
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.
Decision No 117 of 7 July 1982 created the three-form chain — E 501, E 502, and E 551 — that turned the Article 50(1)(a) registration obligation of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 into an operational system for cross-border pension coordination.
Decision No 115 of 15 December 1982 established a closed list of twelve categories of medical devices and treatments constituting substantial benefits in kind under Article 24(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — any one of them requires prior authorization from the competent institution before the host-state institution may provide the benefit.
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.
Decision No 116 of 15 December 1982 specifies which benefits in kind trigger the E114 notification duty under Articles 17(7) and 60(6) of Regulation 574/72, sets country-specific monetary thresholds, and defines when urgency or extreme urgency displaces the normal prior-authorisation sequence.
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.
How the Commission used delegated authority under Article 11(1) of Directive 80/777/EEC to translate Scientific Committee for Food opinions into binding concentration limits, verbatim mandatory label text, and a pre-notification regime for ozone treatment — the complete regulatory template governing natural mineral water marketing across the EU since 2004.
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.
Directive 63/474/EEC (1963) created a distinct EEC legal regime for invisible transaction transfers outside the four freedoms, its verification architecture visible in modern AML frameworks.
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.
Euratom's 1962 Directive stripped Member States of all discretion over nuclear worker authorizations — the grant must be automatic once the skilled employment threshold is met.
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'.
A short Friday digest of what changed across EUR-Lex, Cyprus and Austria — plus the posts worth your time. No noise.
