Cyprus Legal News and Insights

For a growing business, “going public” can sound like a single transaction. Legally and commercially, it is not. Converting a Cyprus private company into a public company, offering securities to the public and obtaining admission to trading on a regulated market are distinct steps. Each raises different questions of company law, disclosure, governance, investor protection and regulatory compliance. That distinction matters at the beginning of the project. A company may need a

CH.K. Mould Manufactures Ltd and another v Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd | Civil Appeal No. 20/2020 | Court of Appeal | 28 September 2026 A recent judgment of the Cyprus Court of Appeal provides a useful reminder of an important distinction in banking, mortgage enforcement and distressed-property cases: a company borrowing for its business is not automatically entitled to rely on consumer-protection legislation simply because contractual terms are challenged as unfair or

Why a Cyprus company has a legal identity distinct from its founder, and why that distinction matters for contracts, assets, governance and business decisions.

A practical signing-file review for Cyprus companies: the contracting entity, final terms, signatory authority and the distinction between internal approval and external enforceability.

A Cyprus property holding company can be useful for investment, joint ownership and portfolio management, but it should be designed around the property, shareholders, tax position and exit strategy.

The Business Facilitation Unit route is not passive residency by investment. It is a company registration and employment route for eligible foreign interest companies and qualifying third country national employees.

A Cyprus company is straightforward to operate when its compliance calendar is built correctly. The real work is not incorporation, but keeping corporate, tax, UBO and accounting records current.

A cross border deal can involve parties, money, assets and advisers in several countries. Understanding the commercial objective is only the first step. The legal context has to travel with the transaction.

A signed contract records the deal, but the real legal work often continues through performance, payment, variation, notices, exit and enforcement. That is why I teach Business Law through consequences, not clauses alone.

Understand Cyprus’s new Artemis credit score, its role in business lending, company report access, guarantees and the process for correcting inaccurate records.

Should Cyprus construction and property contracts include arbitration clauses? The answer depends on the transaction, statutory remedies and the dispute you are planning for.

The commercially attractive answer and the legally sustainable answer are not always the same. That gap is one reason I teach Business Law alongside practising it.

How Cyprus mortgages and bridging loans work, Central Bank LTV and affordability rules, bank security and documentation, age and residency issues, and how legal coordination can help a finance-dependent purchase.

When should a Cyprus company tailor or amend its Articles of Association? A practical governance guide to voting, directors, share transfers, funding, deadlock and investor rights.

A practical guide for UK and international clients on opening a Cyprus bank account, including KYC documents, tax residency, source of funds, compliance checks and how to avoid delays.

A practical bank-readiness checklist for Cyprus companies seeking Letters of Credit, guarantees, import finance or other trade-finance facilities.

A practical guide to Bank Guarantees and Letters of Guarantee in Cyprus for tenders, performance, advance payments, imports, exports and growing businesses.

Why Incoterms 2020, payment terms and banking documents must be coordinated in international sale contracts involving Cyprus companies.

How Cyprus companies can use documentary letters of credit to manage payment risk, support imports and exports, facilitate triangular trade and organise bankable international transactions.

How to build a genuine Cyprus international trading operation around contracts, banking, logistics, payment security, compliance and working capital.