Cyprus: Trials & Appeals & Compensation

The mechanism of the preliminary reference stands as one of the cornerstones of European Union law. It establishes a channel of judicial cooperation between the national courts of Member States and the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), ensuring the uniform interpretation and application of EU law across all Member States. Understanding this mechanism, and in particular the conditions under which a Cypriot court may invoke it, is of considerable practical importance for any party appearing in proceedings that raise a question of EU law.

Expert evidence plays an important role in complex civil litigation, particularly in construction, medical negligence, valuation, engineering and commercial disputes. Its purpose, however, is often misunderstood.

The Court of Appeal has overturned the District Court's first-instance decision, which had acquitted the appellant of the charge of possessing immovable property registered in another...