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Cyprus × Legal & Contracting

Legal & Contracting in Cyprus

Contracts and legal structures that work under the law of each country you do business in. In Cyprus, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.

Who handles this work

On request

WONE Global can find the right Legal & Contracting professional in Cyprus for you.

No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.

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Cyprus at a glanceWestern Europe

Nicosia · Tuesday 3 November

20:53

Local time

Currency
EUR
Working week
Monday – Friday
Dialling code
+357
Region
Western Europe
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What the rules say in Cyprus

Legal & Contracting, the essentials

From the Cyprus market guide: the points that matter most for legal & contracting, each with the source it was checked against.

Essentials guide · Source-checked research62% of statements checked against a source10 checked against an official source19 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-194 held back until checked against an official source8 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed

  • Companies in Cyprus are governed by the Companies Law, Cap. 113.

    Deloitte Legal (for Legal 500) · checked 2026-10-19
  • Under Protocol No 10 to the 2003 Act of Accession, the application of EU law is suspended in the areas of the Republic of Cyprus where the government of the Republic does not exercise effective control.

    EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU) · checked 2026-10-19
  • Dismissal and redundancy in Cyprus are governed by the Termination of Employment Law (Law 24/1967); unfair dismissal compensation is capped at two years' wages and statutory redundancy payments are paid by the state Redundancy Fund.

    The Redundancy Fund is financed by employer contributions of 1.2% of insurable earnings.Zeno Legal · checked 2026-10-19
  • Non-EU nationals need permission under the Immovable Property (Acquisition by Aliens) Law to acquire real estate in Cyprus.

    EU nationals are not subject to this restriction.AI-written, not source-checked
  • Transfers of personal data outside the EEA must meet GDPR Chapter V requirements.

    For special categories of personal data transferred under appropriate safeguards or binding corporate rules, the controller or processor must inform the Commissioner in advance, and the Commissioner may impose restrictions.DLA Piper · checked 2026-10-19
  • Cyprus law provides for examinership, a court-supervised rescue procedure introduced in 2015 by Law 62(I)/2015, which added Part IVA to the Companies Law, Cap. 113.

    While examinership runs, the company's assets are protected from enforcement of individual claims.Eurofound (EU agency) · checked 2026-10-19
  • Cyprus enacted legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in 1987.

    Cyprus has not adopted the 2006 amendments to the Model Law. The domestic arbitration regime was not confirmed on the page opened.UNCITRAL · checked 2026-10-19
  • Cyprus is a common law jurisdiction, and its justice system is based on the adversarial model.

    Deloitte Legal (for Legal 500) · checked 2026-10-19

Read the full guide: Entry, investment and company formation · Courts, arbitration and enforcement

Scope

What the service covers here

  1. 01Review the transaction or operating model
  2. 02Prepare or adapt commercial contracts
  3. 03Identify jurisdiction-specific legal requirements
  4. 04Coordinate local counsel where more than one legal system is involved

Key questions

What we will work through with you

  • What needs to be decided before the legal work starts?
  • Who is professionally responsible in each country?
  • Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
  • What information and decisions are needed from the business?

If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.

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