Introduction A minority shareholder is a shareholder whose voting or shareholding interest is insufficient, whether individually or together with other shareholders, to exercise control over the management or decision-making of the company. In practical terms, this generally means a shareholder who holds less than 50% of the voting rights of the company, although the precise...Read More

The use of CCTV cameras within workplace is subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter the “GDPR”) and the Cyprus Law for the Protection of Natural Persons as to the Processing of their Personal Data and the Free Movement of such Data (125(I)/2018) (hereinafter referred to as the “Data...Read More

Trust structures are frequently used in Cyprus for succession planning, asset protection, family wealth management and the orderly holding of investments. Where a Cyprus trust holds assets situated outside Cyprus, however, its trustees must consider not only the law governing the trust but also the regulatory and reporting requirements of every jurisdiction with which the...Read More