Nil returns for FATCA and CRS

The Cyprus Tax Department has issued an announcement to financial institutions that registration to the “Ariadne” Internet portal for submission of FATCA or CRS returns is not obligatory if they have nothing to report, unless they have already registered for the e-submission service. Financial institutions which already registered but have no reportable information must either […]

Mondaq “Most Popular Article” award

Mondaq, launched in 1994, is one of the most comprehensive Internet repositories of professionals’ knowledge and expertise. It disseminates legal, regulatory and financial commentary and information supplied directly by hundreds of the world’s leading professional advisors, covering more than 80 countries, and tracks detailed readership of this information through its website and distribution network. At […]

Reception to mark the National Day of Portugal

In his capacity as Honorary Consul General of Portugal Elias Neocleous, managing partner of our firm, co-hosted a reception at the Severis Foundation, Nicosia, to celebrate the National Day of Portugal on June 9. The reception was organised under the auspices of the Embassy of Portugal in Cyprus and the Honorary Consuls General of Portugal in […]

Agreement between Cyprus and Russia on cooperation in fighting organized crime

The bilateral agreement between Cyprus and Russia on cooperation in fighting crime, especially in its organized forms, has been recently ratified by law N.3(III)/2017. The agreement, which was signed in Moscow in April 2016, sets out a framework for cooperation between the two countries in their efforts to maintain security and public order, and particularly […]

Promotions and new appointments in our Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos offices

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, the leading Cyprus law firm, has promoted three lawyers to partnership, in the Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos offices.  Demetris Roti, a specialist in corporate and commercial law, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance, has become a partner in the firm’s Limassol head office. Andrea Kallis Parparinou, who […]

Costas Stamatiou at ICC FraudNet spring conference 2017

As the Cyprus member of ICC FraudNet, Costas Stamatiou recently participated in the FraudNet spring conference held in Miami, USA, at which participants shared valuable information about the latest developments in fraud and asset recovery. ICC FraudNet is an international network of independent lawyers who are the leading civil asset recovery specialists in each country. […]

Who’s Who Legal endorsement for Nicholas Ktenas

For a second successive year, Nicholas Ktenas has been identified as one of only two expert lawyers in Cyprus in the field of Labour, Employment and Benefits by Who’s Who Legal. Who’s Who Legal identifies the foremost legal practitioners in specialised areas of business law by independent research and feedback from other specialists in each […]

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC accredited under ISO 9001:2008

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has been accredited with the ISO 9001:2008 certification by Bureau Veritas Hellas.  Our firm is committed to adopting and implementing best practices for identifying andcontrolling risk, so as to minimise the potential for unpredicted or adverse events, and in November 2017 we will enter the new era of the ISO 9001:2015 […]