KNOWLEDGE
EAC & CYTA contract: smart electricity meters
Client Alert: IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC, acting on behalf of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus, has secured a victory of pivotal significance to our client and
The Implementation of Telework Law Framework
The landscape of work has undergone significant transformation in recent years, which was particularly accelerated by the global pandemic. Teleworking has become increasingly common, prompting
Corporate tax policy and the European Union institutions
On the 9th of June 2024, Cyprus and other Member States elected their representatives to the European Parliament. This is the only institution of the
Another win for SAPA
Client Alert: IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC has achieved a significant win for its client, the Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) in the arbitration relating to the claim
Liquidated damages in construction contracts
Client Alert: Ioannides Demetriou LLC has scored an important victory for its client, the University of Cyprus, in a bitterly contested interim order application by
Χρόνος στα Κατασκευαστικά Συμβόλαια
Μια σύμβαση εργολαβίας, όσο περίπλοκη και αν είναι, είναι ουσιαστικά μια συμφωνία μεταξύενός εργοδότη / ιδιοκτήτη και του εργολάβου, σύμφωνα με την οποία, σε αντάλλαγμα
Η αλήθεια για την Διαιτησία στην Κύπρο
Ένεκα ριζικών αλλαγών, τα Δικαστήρια και η πολιτεία αναμένουν και προσδοκούν ότι οι Νέοι Κανονισμοί Πολιτικής Δικονομίας θα προκαλέσουν αύξηση στην εξωδικαστηριακή επίλυση διαφορών και εννοείται ότι η κύρια μέθοδος εξωδικαστηριακής επίλυσης διαφορών στην Κύπρο είναι η Διαιτησία.
Illegal purpose contracts: Can they ever be enforced under Cyprus Law? – Understanding the “illegality defence”
“No Court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or illegal act” said Lord Mansfield CJ in Holman v Johnson (1775) 1 Cowp 341, and marked the Cyprus legal framework around illegality in contracts up to the present date. The principle was redefined in the case of Tinsley v Millingan [1994] 1 AC 340 where the so called “reliance test” was established, essentially providing that if a Claimant needs to rely upon an illegal act in order to advance his claim, then that claim should be rejected. Also known as the common law principle of “ex turpi causa non oritur actio” (meaning “no action can arise from an illegal act”), this maxim usually presents itself as the “defence of illegality”, which is invoked by Defendants so as to argue that the claim against them should not succeed as it is based upon an illegal act.