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

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

Chris Christofi met recently in Cyprus with the President of the European Court of Arbitration, Avv. Mauro Rubino-Sammartano. Rubino-Sammartano was in Cyprus on an invitation co- hosted by the Italian Embassy in Nicosia, the University of Cyprus, Rotary International Nicosia and Yiann

Christofi Law have been awarded the International Advisory Experts award 2016 for their specialist work in Cyprus. Christofi Law have been instructed in Cyprus on litigious, consumer, property acquisition, property dispute, family,  regulatory matters, probate, probate disputes a

One of the biggest problems which property buyers in Cyprus have had for many years appears to have been swept away. On 4th of September 2015 the Transfer and Mortgaging of Real Estate (Amendment) Law Ν. 139(1)/2015 came into force in the Republic of Cyprus. Subject to certain matters