Last week, the partner of our firm Dr Nicolas Kyriakides, participated in a panel discussion at the event organised by the @LarnacaandFamagustaBarAssociation and the @larnacabarassociation on the occasion of the publication of the book Despina Hadjidimitri-Kara with title “Lectures on Civil Procedure”.

What every business needs to know about the EU's General Data Protection regulation.

We were delighted to advise pro bono the Larnaca Tourism Board in the Elpida Project. On the 7th of December, Elpida MV and LEF1, after acquisition and licensing from the Cyprus Environment Authority, were sunk in an exuberant ceremony to create Larnaca’s new artificial reefs and enrich marine life and diving options in the Larnaca region. 

The party who is affected by an administrative act can seek temporary protection from the Administrative Court through an application for provisional injunction to stay the enforcement of that administrative act until the Administrative Court decides the lawfulness of the said administrative act.

We are pleased to announce that in the 2020 edition of the Benchmark Litigation Europe, Harris Kyriakides LLC has been recommended amongst the top firms in Dispute Resolution.

Harris Kyriakides LLC is the official legal advisor of the biggest sporting event in Larnaca and professionally supports the Radisson Blu International Larnaca Marathon.

On 30th July 2019 the Greek Data Protection Authority has published an important decision on consent declarations concerning the processing of employees’ data. Our GDPR discusses the guidance issued by the Greek Data Protection Authority and its possible ramifications for Cyprus businesses.

On 12 February 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its first opinion (the Opinion) on an administrative arrangement, which provides a new mechanism for the transfer of personal data between European Union (EU) financial supervisory authorities and securities agencies and their non-EU counterparts.

The EU Succession Regulation (EU Regulation 650/2012, also known as the Brussels IV) governs cross-border issues of succession within the European Union. 

Institutions are occasionally prohibited from suing sovereign governments without their consent on the basis of the soverign immunity doctrine. Harris Kyriakides LLC summarises the Cyprus position on the matter in the 2019 Sovereign Immunity edition of #Lexology. You can read the Cyprus chapter here.

Andrea Newton from our Real Estate Practice is interviewed by Lawyers in Cyprus and provides an insight on Real estate developments and trends 2019.

The United Kingdom is currently in the process of exiting the European Union through an unprecedented, extensive and uncertain procedure. We touch upon the key areas of Cyprus law which may be affected from the UK withdrawal from the European Union.

In the Compensations booklet below, you may find a summary of all rulings issued by the Cypriot courts in 2018, in which compensations were awarded for damages resulting from any form of accident. The purpose of this report is to give an indication of the amount of compensation given for various accident cases.

The European Data Protection Board published an opinion on the interplay between the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and the General Data Protection Regulation to generally clarify whether the processing of personal data triggers the material scope of both the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.

The European Commission has published a guidance to help to clarify the interaction between two sets of rules for free flow of personal and non-personal data as well as mixed data sets.

Following an audit carried out in the insurance sector, the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection (the Commissioner) published her findings about the improvements to be made and accomplished before the end of June.

Recent European legislation is giving reputable bankrupt entrepreneurs a second chance and makes it easier for viable enterprises in financial difficulties to access preventive restructuring frameworks at an early stage to prevent insolvency.

The proposal, as submitted by the Commission, seeks to amend the Motor Insurance Directive (2009/103/EC) in five specific areas: (i) insolvency of the insurer; (ii) claims history; (iii) risks due to uninsured driving; (iv) minimum amounts of cover; and (v) scope of the Directive.

Companies are increasingly using marketing to promote their products and services not only to their existing customers but also to potential ones. This is the purpose of the electronic marketing, to target individuals using digital methods, such as text messages or emails. 

On 14 November 2018, the Supreme Court of Cyprus issued its decision in Metaquotes software ltd v xxxxx Dababou Civil Appeal No. E234/2016.

We are proud for being recommended by The Legal 500 in Dispute Resolution, EU and competition and Real estate and Construction.

Every organised society is governed by a set of rules of law, that its members are bound to follow. At the same time, given that our legal system follows the rules of common law.

Article 30 of the 4th European Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system.

On the 27th of November 2018, our GDPR team presented GDPR awareness seminars to the members of staff of Larnaca Municipality.

Cobalt has become the latest European budget airline to stop trading, following Danish carrier Primera Air

We were delighted to participate and address the Interlegal General Meeting in Luxembourg from the 26th-30th October 2018

We are delighted to announce that, Harris Kyriakides LLC is the first company in Larnaca that has acquired a long-distance

OXygono is a newly established, non-profit, non-governmental, Cyprus based organisation.

A  great event was organised by MaRITeC-X aiming to showcase their vision regarding the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute

We are delighted that Harris Kyriakides LLC has been identified by “Who’s Who Legal” 2017

Michalis Kyriakides, a partner at Harris Kyriakides LLC, has been identified by “Who’s Who Legal” 2017

Harris Kyriakides LLC has been selected on the basis of its expertise in Environmental law within the Cyprus jurisdiction as the national contributor of the Cyprus chapter

The highly regarded Who's Who Legal has identified Michalis Kyriakides, partner in Harris Kyriakides LLC,

 

Harris Kyriakides LLC has been engaged by Famagusta District Transport Organisation (OSEA) for advising on the pending dispute