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Chris was recently in the occupied areas of Cyprus – in particular, the ancestral seat at Davlos on the beautiful northern coast – and was pleasantly surprised to see that there has been an attempted restoration of the Greek Cypriot cemetery there, where many of Chris’s an

A recent case handled by Chris, together with Ringle Roy & Associés of Marseille, provided an interesting reminder that lessons learned from property litigation in Cyprus can be equally relevant when buying property elsewhere in Europe – in this case sunny Nice, in the south

Cases in Cyprus take an average of 5 years to be resolved according to European statistical data. A report by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPJ) released on 16 October 2024 criticises a number of countries for the delay in resolving court cases , including Cy

Chris has been contacted by several people who have sold their property in Cyprus, subject to receiving payments after “completion” “by instalments. It works like this, Chris says. “A seller – often British- will advertise their property for sale. Often, a buyer cannot be found immedi

A disgruntled client who left a bad review on a national web review site was found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay £25,000 damages along with costs. The amount awarded in damages could have been much higher, had it not been limited by the solicitors to that sum. The

Let’s face it, many people are tempted to become fully-fledged property developers, and a cheap way in is to buy that cheap plot of land for a fiver that will one day go up in value and make your place in the pantheon of property millionaires. Maybe you can picture yourself riding aro

Christofi Law have won the Global Law Experts annual award and trophy for its work in Cyprus. Christofi Law are in good company  – other winners past and present include Grant Thornton, Penningtons Manches, Jones Day, Fenwick Elliot,  Moon Beever and BDB Pittman.

It has been a successful year for Christofi Law particularly in connection with its unique Cyprus business niche. Perhaps reflecting this, Christofi Law have received another award in the New Year in connection with its Cyprus Business. The involvement has also prompted established la

Clients are often contacting Christofi Law way after they have issued proceedings against a Bank in Cyprus to say that they have been served with proceedings by that very same Bank over the very same issue. Often this is done in a clandestine fashion, with a UK court appointed bailiff