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Cyprus cybersecurity framework – new legislation on network and information security
Cyprus has now fully transposed Directive 2016/1148 on security of network and information systems (the “NIS Directiveâ€), through the Security of ...
Litigation and Enforcement in Cyprus
Cyprus Q&A on court procedures; interim remedies; disclosure; expert evidence; appeals; class actions; enforcement; cross-border issues...
Restraints of Trade and Dominance in Cyprus
The Cyprus chapter on Restraints of Trade and Dominance in Practical Law’s Restraints of Trade and Dominance Q&As....
International Trade and Commercial Transactions in Cyprus
Antoniou McCollum & Co. has contributed International Trade and Commercial Transactions in Cyprus to Practical Law’s International Trade and Commerc...
Cyprus Weekly interview on Blockchain technology
A blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger that records transactions across many computers in such a way that the registered transactions cannot b...
Ranked as a top tier Cyprus law firm by The Legal 500
We are delighted to have been ranked by The Legal 500 (2017) as top tier in EU and Competition law and as a leading firm in Corporate, Commercial and ...
ECJ rules that EU-Singapore trade deal requires ratification by member states
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) ruled today that provisions of the EU-Singapore trade agreement relating to non-direct...
ECJ rules that making a peer-to-peer sharing platform available online may infringe copyright
In a judgment delivered on 14 June 2017 in Case C-610/15, Stichting Brein v. Ziggo BV and XS4ALL Internet BV (ECLI:EU:C:2017:456) on a reference for a...
EU Recast Insolvency Regulation becomes effective
Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (the “Recast Insolvency Regulationâ€...
Pledge over shares in a Cyprus company
A pledge creates a possessory security interest in the shares for the benefit of the creditor until outstanding obligations are fulfilled by the debto...
Foreign Investment Protection in Cyprus
Cyprus is a member of the European Union and the Eurozone. It features on the ‘white list’ of the OECD and has committed to the highest standards ...
Joint Ventures under Cyprus Merger Control
A concentration of undertakings is deemed to be of major importance and meet the jurisdictional thresholds set out in the Control of Concentrations Be...
Competition damages Directive transposed into Cyprus law
Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national...
Non-domiciled tax residence in Cyprus for individuals
Cyprus affords individuals who do not reside in another country for over 183 days in total annually, the opportunity to become non-domiciled tax resid...
State aid control over tax rulings of EU member states – should multinationals be revisiting their tax rulings?
Introduction Criticism against the European Commission’s State aid decisions over tax arrangements intensified following the August 2016 decision on...
Companies outside the EU may have data protection compliance obligations under the GDPR
Much focus has centred on the impact of the GDPR on data transfers involving processors and controllers in the EU. The increased territorial scope o...
ECB releases guidance on the licensing of fintech banks
The European Central Bank (ECB) has released a guide for the assessment of fintech credit institution licence applications. The guide is premised on t...