tag:                          COURT STRUCTURE IN CYPRUS


Tiers of Courts


There are two tiers of courts in Cyprus, being the Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts.

The Supreme Court

This court has jurisdiction for original actions and appeals on civil and criminal matters.

It is the court for constitutional, administrative, admiralty, appeal and prerogative [?]
(example: prohibition, certiorari mandamus, habeus corpus etc).

On matters of appeal, the court is able to redetermine the facts and the law and has the power
to review all of the evidence again and draw its own conclusions, including receiving further
evidence or making orders as it deems appropriate.

The Subordinate Courts are:-

1.        District Courts based in the districts of Cyprus which are Nicosia, Paphos, Limassol,
Famagusta and Larnaca, and having the jurisdiction to consider any matters relating to the
family, labour and rent matters.

2.        Assize Courts.  These have jurisdiction for criminal matters and there are three
Assize Courts which are for the district of Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta, and for Limassol and
Paphos.

3.        Family Courts.  Each district has a Family Court to deal with matters of divorce,
ancillary relief, parent and care, control etc.

4.        Labour Court.  This is situated in Nicosia and has jurisdiction on employment matters.

5.        Rent Control Courts.  There are three Rent Control Courts which have jurisdiction for the
district of Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta, and one for Limassol and Paphos.  These will have
jurisdiction to hear matters of applications or matters of evictions, rents and any ancillary
matters.

6.        Military Court.
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