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Internet Fraud – the scourge of our days-
The notion of “internet fraud” or cybercrime constitutes a crime committed by internet users (hackers). It involves any kind of fraudulent actions via internet and online software. This crime may happen via e-mail, messages or hyperlinks sent to your social media....
Law No. (9) of 2022 – an important step for digitalization in the United Arab Emirates
It is no secret that digitalization is a trend that is able to make daily life simpler, more affordable and friendlier towards the environment. The United Arab Emirates took an important step towards digital and bureaucratic efficiency, as the Ruler of Dubai and Vice...
Cooperation with Lara Guide Dog School
November 2020 OIKONOMAKIS CHRISTOS GLOBAL LAW FIRM having undertaken the role of responsible citizen vis-à-vis the community, throughout its establishment from 1998 onwards, has consistently demonstrated its respect, sensibility and interest for human values, the...
The “Schrems I and II” case, EU GDPR and the lack of guarantees in the US side of the Altantic
A few words about the “Schrems I and II” case and the way the Court of Justice of the European Union has dealt with it in terms of the “safe harbor” status established between the EU and the US as far as the processing and transfer of data for commercial purposes is...
Establishing a private university in Cyprus
To make things as clear as possible even from the very beginning, it needs to be underlined that higher education in Cyprus is regulated according to the provisions of the Bologna Process dating back in 1998. There are four types of institutions allowed to be...
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TRANSFORMING A PRIVATE COMPANY [I.K.E.] INTO AN S.A. [A.E.]
STAGES OF TRANSFORMATION The provisions of article 106 of Law 4072/2012 (as they have been recently amended at par. 2 by the respective par. 4 of article 11 of law 4155/2013) have been regulating in a singular way the transformation of an IKE into a company of any...
Prevention and suppression of money laundering activities and financing of terrorism
Legal and regulatory framework According to section 59(1)(a) of the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering Activities Laws of 2007 to 2018 (‘the AML/CFT Law’), the Central Bank of Cyprus (‘CBC’) is the competent authority for the enforcement of the provisions...
EMERGING COMPANIES MARKET
The Emerging Companies Market (E.C.M.) of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) is considered as a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) according to “the provision of Investment Services, the exercise of investment activities, the operation of regulated markets and other...
Re-Domiciliation of companies to Cyprus
Cyprus is included amongst the jurisdictions which allow re‐domiciliation in and out of Cyprus and has achieved it by enacting an amended Companies law and a set of regulations explaining its practical application. In accordance with the Companies Law Cap. 113, by...
