European Union Law is for Cyprus a new and vital area of law in view of the island’s forthcoming accession to the European Union. The island’s location will enable it to further develop in the services sector and tourism. Our newly-established European Union Law Department is prepared to meet the challenges that lie ahead, and is advising government departments and companies about the changes they are going to face by the adoption of the acquis communautaire. Andreas Coucounis & Co will be actively involved in public procurement projects and will help foreign companies to bid for them. It is also planning to take part in government projects on harmonising Cypriot law with the EU acquis communautaire as well as monitoring any developments in establishing a national Competition Law authority.

The firm will be entering into association agreements with a London and Brussels law practice in order to draw experience and expertise in the area of competition law.

The new developments in the field of the European Convention on Human Rights allows us to be optimistic about the use of the appeal procedure to the European Court of Human Rights by private individuals, a challenge that we are able to meet by offering legal advice and court representation in Strasbourg.