Areas of Practice
Every part of a business has a legal side.
The property, the people, the shareholders, the contracts and the disputes. We cover all of it, so you deal with one firm that knows the whole picture.
Real Estate and Construction
Where the money is, and where most disputes start.
- Sale contracts, including off-plan sales
- Depositing contracts at the Land Registry and specific performance
- Disputes with buyers: unpaid instalments, termination, delays
- Construction contracts, contractors and subcontractors
- Land exchange agreements (antiparochi) and joint ventures
- Title deeds, planning and building permits
- Commercial and residential leases, rent recovery and evictions
- Holding property through a company
Company and Shareholders
Formation, corporate governance and every change in ownership.
- Company formation and corporate governance
- Articles and shareholders agreements
- Share transfers and bringing in a new shareholder
- Director duties and liability
- Shareholder disputes and deadlock
- Exit, sale and acquisition
- Mergers, restructuring and capital reduction
People and Employment
Your relationship with your team, all the way through: contracts, policies, permits for foreign staff and the difficult moments.
- Employment contracts
- Staff handbooks, policies and procedures
- Work permits for staff from outside the EU
- Ongoing legal support on staff matters
- Disciplinary procedures, grievances and workplace investigations
- Terminations and redundancies
- Non-compete clauses and client protection
- Employment disputes
Commercial Contracts
Every client, supplier and partner is bound by an agreement. It should be working for you.
- Client and supplier contracts
- Review and negotiation before you sign
- Agency and brokerage agreements
- Terms of business
- Confidentiality agreements (NDA)
- Trade marks and intellectual property
Compliance and Risk
Knowing what is required of you, and having it in order before anyone asks.
- AML obligations for estate agencies and developers
- Personal data and GDPR
- Corporate obligations and registers
- Banking and source of funds
- Inspections by authorities
Disputes
A dispute is decided long before it reaches court. We stand with you from the first sign of it, so it gets resolved without bringing the business to a halt.
- Early assessment, before a dispute escalates
- Letters before action and responses
- Debt recovery and unpaid invoices
- Interim orders and urgent applications
- Property, construction, commercial and employment disputes
- Challenges to administrative decisions
- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration
The Owner
You protect the company. Who protects you?
- Personal guarantees to banks and lenders
- Personal liability as a director
- Keeping personal and company assets separate
- Your shares on death, divorce or incapacity
- Wills and succession
Private Clients
The same standard of work, for matters that concern you personally.
- Buying or selling property
- Leases and evictions
- Wills and inheritance
- Employment claims as an employee
- Civil disputes and claims
- Insurance claims
- Residence permits and citizenship
Areas of law
The same work, by its traditional names.
If what you are dealing with is not on this page, it is still worth a call. Most matters do not arrive with a label on them.
Contact
Not sure which of these it is? That is usually the first thing to work out.
2407 Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus