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What Is an Interim Order? Types of Injunctions in Cyprus.

Litigation Services

What Is an Interim Order? Types of Injunctions in Cyprus.

What Is an Interim Order? Types of Injunctions in Cyprus (2025 Guide) An interim order, also known as an interim injunction, is a temporary court order requiring a party to either perform or refrain from performing certain actions until the final decision of the case is issued. Interim orders serve as protective legal remedies designed… Read More

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Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) – Snapshot.

Banking & Finance

Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) – Snapshot.

Regulation. Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) are regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), under the CIFs and Investments Firms Law. The CIFs that offer the services that are listed in Appendix 1 must obtain a license from CySEC. The term "investment firm" includes, amongst others, portfolio managers, broker companies, investment advisers, forex trading companies and binary

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What is the Data Protection Officer?

GDPR & Data Protection

What is the Data Protection Officer?

Introduction. A Data Protection Officer is the person who is formally tasked with ensuring that the organization is aware of, its data protection responsibilities and obligations according to the GDPR and Member State law. According to Recital 97 of the GDPR the DPO should be: “a person with expert knowledge of data protection law and… Read More

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Is there copyright in the taste of cheese?

Intellectual Property Law

Is there copyright in the taste of cheese?

An interesting question came before the Court of Justice of the European Union recently. which was called to decide as to whether there is copyright in the taste of cheese! The case arose out of a provision the Dutch copyright law which, in contrast with other jurisdictions, defines copyright as “in general, every production in the… Read More

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Voluntary Liquidation of a Cyprus Company.

Company & Corporate Law

Voluntary Liquidation of a Cyprus Company.

A Cyprus company is can be liquidated in two ways: By voluntary and involuntary liquidation. Voluntary liquidation. Voluntary liquidation can take two forms: voluntary liquidation by shareholders or voluntary liquidation by creditors. This article examines the procedure for voluntary liquidation by shareholders i.e. where the shareholders of a company decide voluntarily to dissolve the company. Fo

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How to set up an NGO in Cyprus.

Company & Corporate Law

How to set up an NGO in Cyprus.

What is a non governmental organization (NGO) The term non governmental organization, in short NGO,( or a non profit company or non profit foundation), is not defined anywhere, but it typically refers to a voluntary group or institution with a social mission, which operates independently from the government. Such entities are by nature, non profit…. Read More

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