Areas of Practice
Every part of a business has a legal side.
The property, the people, the shareholders, the contracts and the disputes. I cover all of it, so you deal with one lawyer who 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. I 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