Publications

Dispute resolution 2.0: The emergence of ADR in Cyprus

Introduction The legal world in Cyprus is constantly evolving and adapting to the changing needs of businesses and investors. One recent development is the introduction of “Alternative Dispute Resolution” (ADR) in the country’s legal system. What [...]

Right to be forgotten – European Court of Justice (Case C-460/20)

Introduction The European Court of Justice has issued yesterday an important judgment in Case C-460/20 Google (Déréférencement d’un contenu prétendument inexact) in the area of EU privacy law and data protection and in particular with regards to the [...]

European Commission provides guidance on the application of the Leniency Notice

What is the Leniency Programme The Commission has operated a leniency programme since 1996 to allow undertakings an opportunity to admit to their wrongdoing and avoid or reduce a potentially heavy fine for competition infringements. The features of [...]

Imaging Orders

What is an imaging order? In simple terms, an imaging order is an order granting to an independent computer specialist access to electronic storage devices. The imaging order entitles the specialist to copy the contents of the storage device (hence [...]

Interim relief in the context of or in aid of arbitration

General Principles – Interim relief issued by arbitral tribunal Granting of injunction restraining companies or individuals involved in arbitral proceedings from disposing of their assets, in order to ensure that a successful party will not be [...]

Receivership Orders

A receivership order is a drastic judicial remedy whereby the court appoints a receiver over the assets of a defendant. Alongside Prohibitory orders, Disclosure (Norwich Pharmacal) orders, Chabra orders, Search (Anton Piller) orders, Anti-suit [...]

Prohibitory Orders

Cyprus law offers litigants the possibility of obtaining interim injunctions, including of a prohibitory nature, under a variety of circumstances. Such orders can be granted in the context of substantive proceedings which are pending before Cyprus [...]

Disclosure Orders

Disclosure orders (commonly referred to as Norwich Pharmacal orders) allow a prospective plaintiff to obtain necessary information and documents from a third party that will enable the plaintiff to plead its case against the wrongdoer, trace assets [...]

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