ESMA updates its Interactive Single Rulebook
On 14 March 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated the ESMA Interactive Single Rulebook related to the provisions of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). The Interactive Single Rulebook is an online tool of ESMA. It aims to facilitate the consistent application of the EU single rulebook in the […]
Amendment of Judicial Practice Code
Author: Yiota Georgiou Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: International Law Office Practice area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Seminar on Human Rights organised by the Larnaca and Famagusta Bar Associations
Nicolas Tsardellis, partner and head of our Nicosia litigation department was one of the speakers at a recent seminar on Human Rights organised by the Larnaca and Famagusta Bar Associations. Nicolas, a certified tutor of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) of the Council of Europe, presented to the participants the methodology and […]
Patient Safety Conference 2019
In late January 2019, Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Lawyers, Mrs. Maria Hadjisavva and Mr. Theofanis Michailidis participated in the two-day Patient Safety Conference 2019 held in Nicosia and organized by the International Units of Continuing Nursing and Midwifery Education, with the support of the Pancyprian Medical Association and other professional medical organisations. The objective […]
Risks rising in corporate debt market
OECD has released its Corporate Bond Markets in a Time of Unconventional Monetary Policy study, indicating the trends of corporate bond issuance by non-financial companies and making some comparisons to the pre-crisis situation. According to the study, global outstanding debt in the form of corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies almost reached USD 13 trillion […]
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC recognised by Who’s Who Legal as leading experts on Cyprus Employment Law
Nicholas Ktenas, partner of our Nicosia office and head of our Employment Law, Information Technology and Data Protection practices has been identified by Who’s Who Legal independent researchers as being among the world’s leading labour, employment and benefits lawyers for fourth consecutive year and one out of less than a handful of recognised experts in […]
Guidance on Identifying, Assessing and Understanding the Risk of Terrorist Financing in Financial Centres
On 1 March 2019, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) issued Circular 299/28.02.2019 (the “Circular 299”) to regulated entities in Cyprus. The Circular 299 is a summary of its findings based on the guidance on Identifying, Assessing and Understanding the Risk of Terrorist Financing in Financial Centers (the “Guidance”). The Guidance was examined and […]
EBA recommends maintaining protection of depositors in case of a no-deal Brexit
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published on 1 March an Opinion, on deposit protection issues that relate to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, based on Article 29(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (the EBA Regulation). This is an initiative of EBA so as to promote a consistent approach in the area of […]
International Safety Management Code –instructions for recognised organisations
Author: Costas Stamatiou Law Firm: Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Publisher: International Law Office Practice area: Admiralty and Shipping
Costas Stamatiou participated in the Asset Recovery International Conference which was held in Dublin in February 2019
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Partner, Costas Stamatiou participated in the Asset Recovery International Conference which was held in Dublin in February 2019. Costas was a panelist on the topic Freezing the Un-freezable: Freezing and Enforcement against Unusual Assets which examined legal and practical issues involved in the freezing of assets such as diamonds, cryptocurrencies […]
