Cyprus: International Courts & Tribunals

Securing a court judgment against a Cyprus company is only the beginning of the recovery process. The real challenge lies in identifying available assets and implementing effective enforcement measures, whether through writs of execution, garnishee proceedings, charging orders, or insolvency proceedings, while coordinating strategies across multiple jurisdictions.

A Cyprus Appellate Court has ruled that a Certificate of enforceability under Article 54 of EU Regulation 44/2001 confirms the issuing court's verification that the judgment falls within the regulation's scope. The court followed European Court precedent establishing that enforcement procedures preclude subsequent review by the addressed Member State's courts regarding whether the underlying action falls within the regulation's ambit.

Cross-border parental responsibility disputes raise complex questions of jurisdiction, particularly where children have become settled in another country. The Cyprus Court of Appeal recently examined whether Cypriot courts had jurisdiction over four children who had relocated to Germany, where they were living, attending school, and integrating socially.

The legal system of the Republic of Cyprus provides various routes for the enforcement of foreign judgments which have been issued abroad.

For approximately 80 years, Cyprus was a British colony. On independence of the new Republic provided that the laws previously applicable should remain in force until repealed or amended by new laws of the Republic.

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