Cyprus Legal News and Insights

AI at work is a business decision about purpose, information, contracts and responsibility. Evi Papacleovoulou connects business law teaching with six practical decisions for Cyprus companies.

EU Regulation 2026/2319 preserves TARIC A013 and the 7.3% anti-dumping duty after Varmora Granito’s name change, with possible repayment of excess duty.

Before a Cyprus company grows, founders and directors need a clear decision trail. Practical checks on authority, funding, contracts, governance and accountability.

Cyprus guidance on private-to-public conversion, fundraising, governance and staged ESAP disclosure duties beginning in 2028.

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.

Buying Cyprus property through a company: acquisition costs, VAT, annual company duties, maintenance, rental tax, private use and exit planning.

A practice-based buyer story about why UK and other non-EU purchasers should plan Cyprus acquisition permission separately from the property contract and residence route.

A practice-based decision story about why a Cyprus mortgage, valuation, source-of-funds file and purchase contract must be sequenced before a finance-dependent buyer commits.

A practice-based buyer story about why Cyprus VAT, reduced 5% treatment and transfer fees should be identified before the reservation and contract timetable becomes fixed.

A finished home is not necessarily a transaction ready to complete. Align title, clearances, payments, possession and the handover before fixing your Cyprus moving date.

For a new-build or off-plan home in Cyprus, record the specification, included items, payment milestones, delivery obligations and title arrangements before signing.

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.

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.

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