Cyprus Property Lawyers

Famagusta lawyers -Review-Turkey disputing oil drilling

Cyprus is to start drilling for oil and gas on Monday 19th and matter between Cyprus and Turkey are now really staring to hot up. Greece has also stated there point of view if that any attacks happen on Cyprus it is the same as attacking Greece themselves.

The UN believe this is a good enough reason for peace talks between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Cyprus to hurry and find a solution so that all Cyprus united can make use and benefit from such resources. But it seems Turkey is set on causing trouble and complete isolation for themselves.

Cyprus has every right to be drilling and Turkey are obviously not listening to EU warnings and threatening that their warships are ready and they will open fire should drilling start.

So what do we do just sit here and wait for the bombs to start dropping on us? The public and the visitors to our island are starting to panic and want to know what is going on and are they safe?

Will Turkey listen to reason and is this a good enough reason for the 2 sides to find a solution. If Turkey does not step down from this ludicrous behavior it could certainly damage peace talks and their accession into the EU so we do hope for all sakes that this issue is sorted very quickly.

Preparations are already taking place at the Limassol port where the helicopter has arrived that will be transporting the workers to and from the oil rig so whether there is threat of war or not preparations are not being deterred by Turkeys threats.

The find of natural resources would benefit many this should not be obstructed in any way. The EU must put their foot down on this one as it seems no one can control Turkey they want to do the controlling!

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 2011 http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Property Lawyers in Cyprus – Review- 5Km Sponsored walk for cancer relief

We are pleased to announce we are one of the proud sponsors of the 4th Annual 5Km walk in aid of Cancer Relief.

This is a cause very close to our hearts and we ask as many people as possible to join in the walk in aid of cancer relief. Many thousands upon thousands die of cancer or are diagnosed with cancer every year and while studies are progressing we must do all we can to make sure the funds are available for the research of this drastic and very sad decease.

This is a 5Km walk starting in Pernera and finishing Agia Triada, on Sunday 30th October which gives you plenty of time to get those walking shoes and put this date in your diary. There will be refreshments and entertainment to finish of a perfect day.

All the proceeds will be shared between the following:

Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society in Paralimni
Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends in Paralimni
The Nicosia Hospital Oncology Unit
Make a Wish Foundation for children with Cancer related illness

We have a lot of units to cover which is why we are making this plea for as many people to join in as possible. So tell your neighbors, your family and friends and come and have a great day out with us. It’s not such hard work it really is fun and you will meet many individuals from around the area.

If you do nothing on a Sunday except sit at home watch TV or go to the beach just give it a miss for 1 day that’s all we are asking and show your support to the adult and children who are not so lucky as us.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Contact our office directly for more information or call SUE 07768377/STAN 99015187

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 16TH SEPTEMBER 2011 http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Paralimni Lawyers – Review – All Year Round Tourism

We look set for another long hot winter the same as we saw last year 2010. It was December before there was any sign of cooler weather and 2011 is going to be exactly the same. Temperatures have reached up to 42C this summer and with September still seeing 39C, visitors to our island are loving it.

Temperatures are above normal form previous years and this just proves we have the weather to promote all year round tourism. We are one of the hottest islands in the Mediterranean and we must take full advantage and publicize this factor.

The only concern and downfall to this is that our water capacity is struggling and the island locals will suffer because of this. Rainfall has been very limited through 2010-2011 and water is very much down on last year. Obviously the 11/7/11 explosion has not helped matters and lack of rain previous and future water outlook is extra pressure on the islands water shortages.

Buts lets look at the positive side our summers are getting longer and longer and we need this to give incentive to business owners, tour operators and the government to keep the island 12 months of the year creating extra revenue, and all year round employment! Thus, repairing the economy and making extra cash available to find ways of obtaining or devising ways of securing water.

Places such as Tenerife, Canary Islands and Egypt stay open all year round and have a buzzing trade so there is absolutely no reason why we should slow down in winter.

June to October trade is busy especially on the East Coast now we must all pull together and put Cyprus on the map as an all year round destination.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

G Kouzalis Cypriot lawyer – Reviews Greece debt

Issues in Greece are very much getting to the Greek public as one individual set himself alight due to his mounting debt at his home and his business. The bank refused him any payment options on his debt and he set fire to himself.

Is this the way forward for us all that we get to the point of no return? This man must have been very desperate to have done this to himself and their are many families and individuals in the same situation not being able to make the rent or the bills or put food on the table. And this is what the government have reduced their people too!

We can not even say things will even get any better for the Greek residents as it does look not look that way at all. Many are leaving their beloved country to find employment elsewhere and moving their businesses to other countries including Cyprus which puts more pressure on the country at a time that they need as much support as possible.

But if your people are struggling and not being able to put food on their tables it is very unlikely they will keep their support with a country that is not helping them. There are accusations that the state of the country is due to governmental corruption and this alone deters support from the people.

The man who set fire to himself is now being hospitalized and will still have to deal with his debt when he returns home this is such a sad story. The people need help not more taxes forced on them and lower salaries.

It is highly thought that Greece will default on its sovereign debt and have to pull out of the Euro zone not only do they have to find billions to cover their EU regulated country deficit for 2011 but also find money to pay back the EU for funds that are keeping the country afloat at the moment.

Greece plans to sell even more state owned companies to help pay some debt but in the long run the public will pay for this. This is not the last horror story will hear for Greek residents but we do wish so much luck for Greece and hope they see some sunlight very soon.

The governments have a lot to answer for everyone is struggling something has to change!

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Property legal Consultants in Paralimni – Review – Theme Park

So is the Disney style theme park to be or not to be? There were rumors a year or so ago that we were to have a Disney theme park situated in the Larnaca area that would be built on the border bringing both sides of the island together. However, rumors died down and no more was spoken.

Now we have news that the plans are back on the table and negotiations are taking place between the government and the Russian business group who are looking to fund this huge project. The theme park is thought to be being built in Pyla and will require some 40 hectares of government owned land along with some privately owned land.

Should this theme park go ahead it will also consist of a water park, luxury hotel, and many dining facilities. It will cost in the region of 800 million Euros so it will be a very large project indeed.

This kind of development will most definitely bring in all year round tourism and all year round employment this is exactly what Cyprus needs.

The theme park will be Greek mythology themed so not exactly the same as Disney world but yet still a huge project for Cyprus. We are not sure to get our hopes up just yet as we were excited previously and nothing came to fruition so we will stay calm for now and see what happens.

The Russian business group apparently has a meeting with the Cyprus finance Minister to discuss matters of the land so it is still very early days.

All we can say is fingers crossed we need this investment and many more like it to bring in all year round revenue and keep our island and our economy buzzing.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Famagusta lawyers – review – Women’s Equality

Gone are the times that females should be seen and not heard or wearing the apron washing the pots, cleaning the house, doing the cooking and looking after the kids.

We are in the 21st century and women are doing for themselves. And to show just how far we have come, and we say this because Cyprus who still have very old fashioned views, 2 awards are being presented by CAS Cyprus Award Scheme to Cyprus females who have achieved entrepreneurship or high executive positions.

An award will also be presented to a Russian female in Cyprus who have achieved the same standard and made a difference to our island. This we feel is a very positive step for the females of Cyprus who do not get recognition for their efforts and also in pushing them to put their aprons down and show the Cyprus male population that we can do this!

The Russian business woman of the year award is the first of its kind in Cyprus and with Cyprus and Russia having such strong ties and the Russian nationals are becoming a very prominent force on our island this is natural par for the course.

The Cyprus business woman of the year ward has been running for 6 years now and rightly so. There are many talented females on this island.

If you feel you know an inspiring female who makes a difference and has proven their ability either with running their own business or with an executive position put them forward without hesitation. We as women must stand together on this issue especially on islands such as Cyprus who oppress women equality.

Tell us your thoughts as we would love to hear from you and we will definitely bring more on the awards for Women of the Year in Cyprus.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Cyprus legal Consultants – review – Tourism Figures

Cyprus is on a winning roll with tourism numbers up for August compared to this time last year. Figures are up nearly 15% for 2011 arrivals compared to 2011.

Russian and UK nationals are still flocking to our island and there have been an increase from Greece, Germany and the Netherlands.

This is such refreshing news after all the bad news Cyprus is facing at the moment, it really is like a breath of fresh air.

August arrivals have risen by 11% on last year and in return for such a great season revenue is also at a rise. However, the recent explosion set back the islands economic growth so these increases in revenue will no impact on the country’s deficit but the future is looking bright.

We have had a miserable time of late and in previous years but it looks like we are back! What is also making us happy is that the UK has not neglected us as we thought they had.

There is no getting away from what our island has to offer, fantastic weather, beautiful coastal lines, magnificent places of interest and events and venues for all ages, what’s more future development.

We ourselves publish all that is going on in the news but we must now concentrate on the positive things our island has to offer instead of the negative issues.

We will make it our goal to bring to the public only the good that Cyrus posse and if all the Cyprus media do the same the difference this will make to our island we are sure would be phenomenal.

Great news on the recent tourism figures lets get started on promoting all year round tourism and what we really have to offer the internationals’ investors and visitors.

The future is bright the future is Cyprus!

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011.http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Cypriot Lawyer G Kouzali Review – Cyprus Guinness World Record
The wine festival in Limassol Cyprus turned out to be a spectacular and very popular event this year with many locals and tourists turning out for the event.

The wine festival has been running for 50 years now and this year was the 50th anniversary and how special it was.

During the festival there was a ceremony for the world Guinness record for the largest wine glass measuring 3m 37cm in height and 1m 53 cm in diameter… imagine that! Four bottles of wine from the biggest wine producers in Cyprus were poured into this gigantic glass to cement the world’s largest wine glass record.

Cyprus also holds to other Guinness world records for longest salsa dance and longest hasabiko dance. The wine festival has been a huge success this year and many tourists travelled form all over the island to visit and reported having a great day.

previous to this event Cyprus also held for the 5th year running the Cyprus Russia gala on the 10th September which was also a huge success visited by many prominent political and financial officials from both Russia and Cyprus.

Many famous performers preformed at the gala including Michalis Hatzigiannis who is a platinum artist many times over. Hundreds of visitors turned out for the gala and not only is this a great day out it is very important for the strong relations Cyprus and Russia enjoy and have done for many years.

It is really nice to hear about such events and how much the public and visitors to our island have enjoyed themselves. It makes a change to hear joyful stories instead of the bad news we are continuously hearing.

Cyprus holds many cultural events all year round in all areas and we will do our best to bring more update and detailed reports on these.

Congratulations to Cyprus for yet another Guinness world record fantastic news.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011 http://www.lawcyprus.org/

We would like to take this opportunity to give out some of the latest as per the above topic as we want to make very clear the procedure for individuals wanting to claim back their property on  Northern Cyprus.

There are 2 courses of action available.

Sit it out until a solution to theCyprusproblem can be found – that is of course if you trust the politicians.

Or

Apply to the Immovable Property Commission on the North.

Applications that went straight to the European Court of Human Rights were actually not passed judgment on as it was decided the applicants have to follow all courses of remedy available to them locally first before appearing at the ECHR.

Therefore, the correct procedure is:

• To appoint a lawyer that can present your case before the Immovable Property Commission in the North.  (The Immovable Property Commission was devised to hear cases and apply decisions due to the fact that the Turkish Government now accepts responsibility of the North and therefore such applications from Greek Cypriots would be fairly dealt with)

• However, if the decision from the Immovable property Commission is not satisfactory the next step is to appeal to theHigh Administrative Courtin the North.

• If still no satisfactory remedy then apply to the ECHR as all obligations to seek remedy have been fulfilled and failed. This is the only way to reach to a European remedy.

There is a time frame to apply to the Immovable Property Commission therefore all applications must be put forward before 21/12/2011. A valuation of the loss of use of property during the years of 1974 – 2011 must be submitted and a decision on the remedy sought.

This is a very short time period and we urge all Greek Cypriots to contact us immediately in order to prepare their application.

Full details and costs will be given upon request.

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