PRACTICE AREAS

Practice Areas:

• Administrative and Constitutional law: We have extensive knowledge and experience in administrative and constitutional cases.  We also advice both private and public sector clients, on the legal and public policy implications of changes in legislation.
  
  
• Civil Litigation: we cover all areas of civil litigation, dealing in matters to do with banking and insurance law, personal injury claims, breaches of contract, and administrative law. 
  
  
• Commercial Property: We advice on acquisitions and disposals of commercial properties, landlord and tenant matters, lettings, sales, developments and contracts, insolvency work and planning applications.
  
  
• Commercial Litigation: We offer expertise in the resolution of disputes arising in the corporate and commercial sectors including banking transactions, civil fraud, mergers and acquisitions, reorgansation of share capital and professional negligence.
  
  
• Company law: Our legal advocates are able to offer guidance on company directors’ rights, duties and responsibilities, company secretarial matters and shareholder’s rights.  We also offer services regarding the incorporation of companies and have a variety of shelf companies available. For further information with regards to the advantages of incorporating a company in Cyprus click here.
  
  
• Contract Law: Our legal team can assist and offer advice on negotiating and drafting contracts.  We ensure that the contract is tailored to our clients needs and that the suitable clauses are included in the contract in order to protect our client from every unforeseeable event.
  
  
• Criminal Law: We advise and appear in court on behalf of defendants and deal with a wide variety of offences from minor motoring offences to more serious crimes including premeditated murder and rape. We have extensive experience in dealing with criminal cases both at the First Instance Court and Appeal Court. 
  
  
• Employment Law: Our legal team is able to handle all areas of employment law including discrimination and employee representation.
• European Union Law:  Cyprus officially became a member of the EU in 2004.  Our legal team is able to offer expertise advice on competition litigation, state aid questions, EU law in general, as well as European Patent Law.
  
  
• Family Law: We deal with all legal matters relating to marriage, separation, divorce as well as the issues relating to children.  Our expertise also encompasses financial negotiations and inheritance issues, as well as child abduction. 
  
  
• Federalism and Local self-government: mention diploma in fed
  
  
• Human Rights: Our Human Rights department occupies a central position in the variety of legal expertise offered by our company.  The domestic law of 8 (III)/95 enacted The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.   We have successfully handled a variety of human rights cases read more landmark cases. 
  
  
• Immigration: Our firm offers legal advice and assistance to help foreigners obtain a work and resident permit, as well as the acquisition of Cypriot Citizenship and long term residence status. 
  
  
• Intellectual Property: We offer guidance in trademarks and other related rights.
  
  
• Inheritance and Probate:  Our services include the drafting of wills, obtaining probate orders, administration of estates. 
  
  
• Legal Aid: Mr. Drakos successfully handled two high profile cases, which resulted in the implementation of the Legal Aid Act in 2002. 
  
  
• Shipping Law: we offer a wide spectrum of services including the registration of ships in Cyprus.