The Supreme Court of Cyprus issued a ruling today (Friday, 7/6/2013) on the 55 administrative recourse filed by bank depositors against decrees imposing the resolution of Popular Bank, which is being wound down, and Bank of Cyprus, where large depositors have been forced to forfeit savings for equity stakes in the bank. The Supreme Court…
On the 23.04.2013 the Supreme Court of Cyprus began reviewing the first administrative recourses filed against the decree issued on the 29.03.2013. The decree implemented the Eurogroup’s decision to wind down Laiki Bank and impose massive losses (“haircuts”) on all deposits in excess of €100.000 at both Laiki and the Bank of Cyprus. The recourses…
The following unprecedented decision was taken by Eurogroup in dealing with the recapitalisation of the two largest banks in Cyprus: 1. For Bank of Cyprus, all credit balances greater than the guaranteed threshold of €100.000, will be converted into shares to the extent required for the bank to reach a Tier 1 capital of 9%.…
Following the Cyprus government announcement of 25 March 2013 that Laiki Bank (Cyprus Popular Bank) and Bank of Cyprus Plc will be restructured, Theodorou Law is currently advising a number of high net individuals and companies, both local and international, on their potential rights to seek legal redress for the negative financial impact caused to…
The Late Payments in Commercial Transactions Law, Law 123(I) of 2012, published on the 27.12.2012, repeals the previous legislation regarding late payments in commercial transactions. The purpose of this new legislation is to give legal effect to Directive 2011/07/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment…