Combating Overseas Bribery I. Introduction to the Background of Anti-Bribery Law in the UK Although corruption and in specific bribery in this country can be traced back to the sixteenth century, there was not any substantive law until the late 1970s. The financial services industry in the City of London both domestically and internationally was […]
Στις 17 Δεκεμβρίου 1999, η Γενική Συνέλευση του ΟΗΕ, ανακήρυξε την 25η Νοεμβρίου ως Διεθνή Ημέρα για την εξάλειψη της Βίας κατά των Γυναικών. Την πρώτη περίοδο της πανδημίας του Covid-19, η βία κατά των γυναικών χαρακτηρίστηκε από το Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης ως η «σκιώδης πανδημία» καθώς τα περιστατικά αυξήθηκαν ραγδαία, ως συνέπεια των μέτρων […]
Part Four: General Online Safety Notes + Conclusion Welcome to our fourth and final part of our mini article series on online fraud/scam prevention and information. Below you can read some important notes which should be kept in mind while browsing the internet. Even if you see and advertisement on Google website or Facebook, it […]
Part Three: Scams involving Banks/Financial Institutions + Phishing Email Scams This is part three of our four-part article series on online scam/fraud prevention and information. In this article we focus on scams involving Banks/Financial Institutions as well as attempts through phishing emails. Scams involving Banks/Financial Institution are very dangerous because once it is successfully completed; […]
Σε λειτουργία έχουν τεθεί οι πρώτες κινητές κάμερες Φωτοεπισήμανσης στην Λευκωσία σε μια προσπάθεια προστασίας και βελτίωσης του επιπέδου της οδικής ασφάλειας στους δρόμους της Κύπρου καθότι έχει σημειωθεί ένα τεράστιο ποσοστό οδικό συγκρούσεων τα τελευταία 5 χρόνια. Δια της παρούσης και μέχρι τις 31/12/2021 θα δίνονται προειδοποιητικές επιστολές στους οδηγούς που δεν τηρούν των […]
Part Two: The Refund Scam Continuing our four-part article series on online fraud/scam prevention and information, with the popular Refund Scam. This scam typically starts just like the “Tech Support Scam” and involves the “right” of the victim to receive a refund. The victim usually receives an email from fake websites disguised as E-Bay, Amazon […]
Part One: Introduction + Tech Support Scams Online scams can be defined as fraudulent acts by cybercriminals on the internet, that target financial gain through defrauding unsuspecting victims, and it is responsible for consumer loses up to £2.3bn in the United Kingdom during 2020. Online scamming has also increased in Cyprus in last few years […]
According to the announcement and letter dated 30/09/2021 of the Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Mr. Constantinos Herodotou, requests the Authorized Credit Institutions, as well as the Credit Acquisition Companies, to assist in the completion of justifiable restructuring loan applications. The abovementioned letter repeats the previous positions of the Governor, in a series […]
Introduction On 3d of September 2020, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus has approved the creation of the Fast Track Business Activation Mechanism (“FTBA”). The purpose of the enactment of this mechanism, in conjunction with amendments to the immigration legislation with regards to the provision of permanent residency and working permits for […]
Under The Immovable Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) (Amendment) Law of 1993 – 6(1) of 1993, section 38K (hereinafter referred to as “The law”), common expenses should be shared between all owners, hence it is an obligation of every owner to participate in the payment of common expenses. Under the Article 38A, common hold property, […]