VAT on the supply of building land – Cyprus 12 June 2017 VAT on the supply of building land – Cyprus According to the eight schedule of the Cyprus VAT Law, the supply of Land is exempt from VAT, hence any sale of plot of land in Cyprus is not subject to VAT. But […]
A thorough study demonstrates that in the criminal procedure law, the arrest might take place mainly in three potential scenarios. First is when the arrest order issued by Judicial Officers. The law provides the Judicial Officers with a discretionary power to order an arrest, for a maximum period of 48 hours in the following cases: […]
Pubblicato da Thomas Paoletti in Un avvocato a Dubai ERA NELL’ARIA GIÀ DA QUALCHE TEMPO E ALLA FINE È STATA CONFERMATA: ANCHE GLI EMIRATI ARABI UNITI AVRANNO L’IVA A PARTIRE DALL’1 GENNAIO 2018. Precisiamo: non solo gli EAU ma tutti i paesi del Consiglio di Cooperazione del Golfo (GCC), che include anche l’Arabia Saudita, il […]
The Constant Evolution of UAE’s Structuring Environment Over the past few years, the United Arab Emirates has proactively positioned itself not only as a competitive and tax free place to do business, but as an increasingly versatile and sophisticated structuring hub, with a regulatory framework to match. The present article – the first of a […]
Regardless of whether the Public Prosecution received the arrest order of the accused or not, the law gives them the right to issue their own arrest orders according to Article 101 of the Federal Law No. (35) Of 1992. Article 101 of the same law indicates that the arrest order by the Public Prosecution would […]
The Public Prosecution, ordinarily, has a discretionary power to issue the pretrial imprisonment order unless there is a special case described in different regulations and provisions. After questioning the accused, the Public Prosecution member may issue a pretrial imprisonment order, if he or she is of the opinion that the evidence is satisfactory and the […]
Question: I’ve been having family problems and I’m in a bad psychological state. I tried to commit suicide but I was arrested and face charges. Can my bad psychological condition be used as an excuse to avoid jail or at least reduce any sentence given to me? Answer: According to article 60 of UAE Federal […]
I selected Bail procedure as the topic of my current article as it is usually amongst the chief concerns of all our clients. They want their lawyer to get their family members or friends released on bail as soon as possible. As it was indicated before, through this article, I will further clarify the arrest […]
Many people often feel offended when they are charged with a Criminal case, such as for financial crimes, physical violence, cyber crimes and so on. Some individuals think that they will receive compensation if they file a criminal case against the accused. However, that is not the case. In criminal cases the accused, if the […]
What is Corporate Governance: By definition, corporate governance refers to the way in which the companies are governed and controlled and to what purpose. It is concerned with practices and procedures so as to ensure that companies are run in such a way that they achieve their goals and missions. From the perspective of shareholders, […]
Based on the statistics provided by the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, there is generally a stable increase in the number of registrations of Cypriot entities during the last 5 years. In particular, 13.645 new companies were registered in 2016, which shows a sharp increase of 21,1% compared to prior year (2015: 11.270). Based […]
World Bank Group ranks 190 countries based on their ease of doing business through the Doing Business 2017 Annual Report. The parameters include, and are not limited to, the number of procedures, days for completion, cost and minimum paid-up capital required. The report analyses 190 economies on 11 parameters of business processes. Based on the 2017 […]