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EU seeks to ban “forever chemicals” in consumer products
The European Commission’s new initiative to phase out “forever chemicals” from consumer products marks a significant shift in the European market, impacting industries across various sectors. Background “Forever chemicals”, formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl - Read More...
The forthcoming amendment of the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Act 1972 (86/1972)
The European Parliament and the Council on 24 November 2021 adopted the Directive (EU) 2021/2118 aiming to modernise and amend the Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of - Read More...
CASE OF LIU v. POLAND
On 6 October, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously found that the extradition of a Taiwanese national to China, which Poland’s courts had cleared earlier, would place him at significant risk of ill-treatment, - Read More...
Medical negligence case study GA v Dr AP
The court’s verdict was that there was medical negligence, due to which the plaintiff suffered an everlasting serious bodily injury but did not award damages for future wage loss.
Third State convictions executed in EU Member States subject to an EAW
Article 4(7)(b) deals with extra-territorial offences, and allows an executing state to refuse execution where the offence is committed out with the territory of the issuing state and the executing state does not allow prosecution - Read More...
Ne bis in idem in non-EU (“third”) states-Case Update-Criteria to refuse execution of European Arrest Warrant
CJEU clarification in relation to the scope of the Ne Bis in Idem principle in third-country sentences. The CJEU gave its judgment[1] in relation to the interpretation of article 4(5) of the Framework Decision on - Read More...
Infectious or Contagious Disease Clause for Time Charter Parties 2022
BIMCO issued the new Infectious or Contagious Disease Clause for Time Charter Parties 2022 replacing the 2015 Disease Clause to provide a revised standard clause for Time Charter Parties in cases of future pandemics and - Read More...
Recent Supreme Court’s judgment in relation to international child abduction: Following the exceptions of the legislation
The recent Supreme Court’s case under the title: MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC ORDER (AS A CENTRAL AUTHORITY BASED ON THE LAW (Law 11 (III) / 94) AFTER AUTHORIZATION SAVVA v. GIORKATZI, E12/20/20(The Case) which was issued by the - Read More...
Suspension of execution of a Court decision regarding the return of a minor
Unpreceded for the Cypriot Courts is the decision of the Supreme Court of Cyprus (the Court) which was issued on 16th of February 2021 (the Case). Specifically, the suspension of execution of the decision by the Paphos Family Courtaccording to the return of - Read More...
Processing Personal Data of Criminal Convictions in Cyprus
Article 10 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specifically limits the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures. A number of issues arise when trying to interpret - Read More...
New Legislation on Combatting Sexism, and Sexism Spreading via the Internet
The need to combat sexism and discrimination between genders which constitute de facto violations of human rights and fundamental liberties has led to the voting of the Law on Combatting Sexism and Sexism Spreading via - Read More...
First Cypriot citizen to be extradited to the United States
The Republic of Cyprus extradites its first citizen to the United States.
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