The official completion ceremony of the project entitled "Project on Supporting the successful implementation of the new Rules of Civil Procedure in Cyprus" was successfully held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Supreme Court.
The project, which concerns the creation of a self-learning online course, was implemented in cooperation with the Council of Europe, the Cyprus School of Magistrates and the Cyprus Bar Association and was funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom through the British High Commission in Cyprus.
The purpose of the event was to present the training programme which is hosted on the Council of Europe's HELP online platform and its main function is to provide information on the new Civil Procedure Institutions, as well as English case law and case law of the European Court of Human Rights in relation to procedural issues concerning due process. The programme is expected to be an important tool for judges, lawyers, academics and students, giving them access to information on the philosophy of the new Institutions and the main innovations introduced in the new Institutions.
The presentation of the online programme was made by Ms Rafaella Hadjikyriakou, while the event was moderated by Ms Elena Yurkina of the Council of Europe.
The event was addressed by Mr. Mr. George Erotokritou, Director of the School of Magistrates and the Department of Reform, Dr. Christos Clerides, President of the Cyprus Bar Association, Mr. Sam Morgan as representative of the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom and Mr. Tigran Karapetyan, representative of the Council of Europe.
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