George Coucounis

The legislation protecting trapped buyers was enacted to remedy a serious and long-standing distortion in the real estate market. Many purchasers, despite having paid the purchase price in full and complied with their principal contractual obligations, remained without title deeds for years due to omissions, financial difficulties or other outstanding issues affecting the vendor or the development itself.

A passenger departs from Larnaca for Brussels and arrives at the destination four hours later than scheduled. Another learns at the airport that their flight has been cancelled, while a family misses a connecting flight due to a delay in the first leg of their journey.

August 3 marks the end of an era for thousands of Cypriot citizens who still hold the well-known, old-style blue identity cards. From that date onwards, these identity cards will no longer be recognised as valid travel documents for journeys within the European Union and the Schengen Area, as they do not comply with the new security standards established at European level.

July marked two years since the implementation of Cyprus' local government reform, one of the most significant institutional reforms undertaken by the Republic of Cyprus since its accession to the European Union.

A contract for the sale of immovable property has long constituted the cornerstone of certainty and security in real estate transactions.

Remote work has become a permanent feature of the modern labour market, transforming the operation of businesses, the organisation of production and, above all, the very substance of the employment relationship. Technology has removed geographical boundaries and created new opportunities for flexibility, while at the same time giving rise to unprecedented legal challenges that labour law is called upon to address.

In today's business world, it is often assumed that major commercial disputes are determined by the amount of money involved, the bargaining power of the parties, or their financial standing.

Co-ownership of immovable property often creates a difficult planning impasse. What happens when an owner has a lawful right to develop their property, but one or more co-owners do not consent to the submission of the planning application?

Commercial transactions are founded on trust and on the expectation that every payment serves a specific purpose. A deposit, the purchase price or any other payment is made because the parties expect the contract to be performed.

The reform of local government was not completed with the mergers of municipalities and communities. Its real test began when the new municipalities were called upon to operate in practice and to demonstrate that a larger administrative structure can be combined with efficiency, economy and proximity to the citizen.