Dispute Resolution


Dispute Resolution

Our dispute management strategy is founded on pro-activity.

We meticulously structure our workflow for each engagement around detecting, evaluating and defusing risk early, before it can ever trigger disputes for clients. When disputes do arise, we identify and pursue targeted alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve disputes swiftly and cost-effectively before they escalate into litigation. Ensuring our clients’ objectives are met without recourse to the Court system is our core priority. 

We listen to our clients’ concerns.

Litigation

We undertake litigation projects on all our practice areas and have niche expertise in corporate and commercial disputes. Our team is well-versed in obtaining and resisting interim relief proceedings, including in aid of foreign litigation or commercial arbitration. 

We have the strategic skills and expertise to safeguard our clients’ interests before the Cyprus Courts at all stages of litigation. 
  • corporate and commercial litigation
  • interim relief
  • banking and finance litigation
  • property and construction litigation
  • tax litigation
  • insurance claims and disputes
Our team has a proven track record in successfully handling complex cross-border corporate and commercial litigation.

We have niche expertise in these areas
  • Fraud and conspiracy
  • Breach of contract
  • Misrepresentation
  • Breach of fiduciary duties
  • Corporate governance disputes including 
  • Directors’ liability claims,
  • Shareholders’ disputes,
  • Derivative actions and
  • Minority shareholder protection claims
Our expertise extends to a range of interim relief proceedings to support or repel Cyprus litigation or aid cross-border litigation and arbitration.
  • Freezing orders, including WFOs and Chabra orders
  • Disclosure and discovery orders, including Norwich Pharmacal orders
  • Asset tracing orders
  • Jurisdictional challenges and conflicts-of-laws matters
We undertake litigation relevant to these areas
  • Banking disputes
  • Debt collection and enforcement, including cross-border asset recovery and proceedings to realize security interests
  • Bankruptcy 
  • Insolvency including pursuing or defending Winding up Petitions and proceedings to place voluntary liquidations under Court supervision 
We undertake a range of property litigation projects, including in particular
  • Conveyancing (sale-purchase) disputes  
  • Landlord and Tenant disputes including Rent Control Court evictions or claims
  • Damages Assessment Tribunal claims on expropriations and requisitions
  • Trespass to land
We act for developers, contractors, professional consultants and private individuals in a range of construction disputes, including in particular
  • Construction defects and delays
  • Workmanship disputes
  • Construction contract breaches
  • Construction performance (surety) bond claims
  • Professional liability claims
We undertake litigation on a range of tax matters before the Administrative Courts.
We advise clients over insurance policy coverage, engage in out-of-Court settlement negotiations for disputes and pursue or defend litigation over  
  • Personal injury claims
  • Professional liability claims
  • Employers' liability claims
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