Cyprus Competition Law Update: EU Commission proposals on damage claims related to violation of competition laws

On the 11th of June 2013, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive facilitating claims for damages in national courts by victims of infringements of EU competition law.  Violations of infringements of EU competition law include anti-competitive agreements between competitors, such as a price-fixing cartel, and abuses by individual companies of their dominance in…

Cyprus Employment Law Update: Employees who fall ill whilst on annual leave must be allowed to take leave at a later date

A recent ruling in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified that, irrespective of whether the sickness commenced before or during the period of scheduled annual leave, an employee whose illness coincides with their annual leave is entitled to rearrange their annual leave to a later date. In Asociación Nacional de…