SummaryAbortion is illegal in Cyprus up to the extent of a 14 years prison sentence except under certain narrowed exceptions. Nevertheless, European Union Law considers abortion as a ‘Service’ and most of the EU Member States have sufficiently more relaxed access to abortion services than Cyprus currently does. Taken as granted that EU Law explicitly…
Read articleSummary A doctor is obliged to provide to the patient a “comparable disclosure of risks between available medical treatments”. Main Body The article is relevant to the Cyprus Supreme Court’s decision of Application number 71/2014, dated 10th of July 2015. Hereto, the Supreme Court nullified the trial Court’s findings on the death inquisition of Akis Kleanthous, former…
Read articleSummary Journal of Medical Law and Ethics (JMLE) – Commentary on Birch v. University College London Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust [2008] EWHC 2237 (QB) Main Body Birch is an English case that has specifically improved the doctrine of informed consent. Comparative disclosure of medical risks between alternative treatments is now part and parcel of a doctor’s duty to disclose. Besides this…
Read articleSummary Phileleftheros Newspaper publication on medical negligence decision issued against Doctors of Nicosia Old General Hospital Main Body A publication dated 22/02/2017 in Cyprus newspaper Phileleftheros in regards to the recent decision of the District Court of Nicosia in Civil Action no. 590/2008 where the medical staff of the Nicosia Old General Hospital were found…
Read articleSummaryThe 10th amendment of the Constitution wipes out the death penalty. Main BodyThe Republic of Cyprus as a law abiding state which defends human rights and especially the right to life and physical integrity, as a matter of principle, opposes the imposition of the death penalty. The death penalty has been fully abolished in the…
Read articleThe 138th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) is taking place between the 21st and 25th of May 2016 in Orlando, Florida (USA). Brand management, trademark, copyright, patent and other IP professionals from all over the world can share this unique opportunity to exchange ideas, expand their network and be informed about the latest developments…
Read articleThe 2015 IIPLA Global IP Summit took place between the 29th and 30th of July 2015 in London, UK. IP professionals mainly from Europe and Asia gathered and seized the opportunity to exchange ideas, expand their network and get informed about recent developments. P.Angelides & Co LLC was present in this event through Mr. Theodoros Angelides and…
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