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7 October 2020
Cyprus Alternative Investment Funds
Characteristics of Cyprus Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) • A vehicle for collective investments• Gives the opportunity to raise external capital from a number of investors• Invests according to a defined investment policy for the benefit of investors• Established and managed by an investment manager Cyprus is fast becoming one of the top emerging investment fund centers in Europe • Modernised legislation, fully harmonized with related EU Directives• EU and Eurozone member states compliant with EU laws and regulations, with access to all EU marketsfor licensed funds and managers through EU passporting• Mature business center with highly qualified professional and sophisticated
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23 September 2020
The Cyprus New Trade Mark Law
The amending law significantly changes the system of registration, maintenance, and protection of trademarks and is expected to have important practical and legal consequences. On the 5th of June 2020, the Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus voted in favor of the new Trade Mark Law, subsequently published on the 17th of June 2020, transposing the European Trademarks Directive(Directive (EU) 2015/2436) and amending the Cyprus Trademarks Law (Cap.268). The new law has benefited from the expertise and know how of former officials of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and it is hoped to introduce a more simplified, faster
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23 September 2020
Electronic Signature & Cyprus Law
EU Regulation 910/2014/EU sets out a comprehensive legal framework for the validity and admissibility of electronic signatures with a direct effect on all member states. Even though such EU Regulations are directly applicable in Cyprus, Cyprus has incorporated the provisions of theRegulation into local legislation in the form of Law 55(I)/2018 “Providing for a legal framework for electronic identification and related issues”. Three types of electronic signatures are distinguished by the Regulation: 1. an “electronic signature” is defined as “data in electronic form which is attached to or logically associated with other data in electronic form and which is used
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30 June 2020
Setting up a Cypriot company – A Diagnostic Tool (publication in Greek)
Click to download publication https://highworth.cy/wp-content/uploads/Diagnostic-Tool-1.pdf
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30 June 2020
The Cyprus Aircraft Leasing VAT Scheme
Click to download publication https://highworth.cy/wp-content/uploads/The-Cyprus-Aircraft-Leasing-VAT-Scheme_FINAL.pdf
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28 June 2020
Highworth’s videos – Business after Covid 19
During the Covid-19 lockdown, we have taken the liberty to post a series of videos touching upon contemporary topics of interest not only to corporations and companies but also to investors, entrepreneurs and individuals. https://www.facebook.com/HighworthCY/videos/243051536763310/ https://www.facebook.com/HighworthCY/videos/259249698596156/ https://www.facebook.com/HighworthCY/posts/868322600349331 https://www.facebook.com/HighworthCY/posts/858289604685964
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24 June 2020
15 Changes in Events Organised by Companies and Individuals (article in Greek)
15 Αλλαγές στη Διοργάνωση Εκδηλώσεων από Επιχειρήσεις αλλά και Ιδιώτες Του Παναγιώτη Μοίρα* By Panagiotis Moiras* Συνέδρια, σεμινάρια, γενικές συνελεύσεις, παρουσιάσεις είναι μόνο ορισμένες από τις γνωστότερες εκδηλώσεις που αξιοποιούνται για επαγγελματικούς λόγους, για σκοπούς ανταλλαγής γνώσεων, εμπειριών και δικτύωσης από τις επιχειρήσεις. Υπάρχουν όμως και οι άλλες εκδηλώσεις, αυτές οι οποίες είναι άρρηκτα συνδεδεμένες με την κουλτούρα και την παράδοση ενός τόπου. Εκδηλώσεις, οι οποίες ιδιαίτερα στην χώρα μας αποτελούν μέρος της «ταυτότητάς» μας. Οι εκδηλώσεις αυτές κατά κύριο λόγο αναλαμβάνονται με πρωτοβουλία ιδιωτών και στόχο έχουν την αναψυχή και τη διασκέδαση με αφορμή ένα χαρμόσυνο γεγονός όπως είναι
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23 June 2020
The Virus Pandemic as a Catalyst for Companies and their Relationship with Social Media (article in Greek)
Η Πανδημία ως καταλύτης στη σχέση των Επιχειρήσεων με το Κοινό στα Μέσα Κοινωνικής Δικτύωσης Του Παναγιώτη Μοίρα* By Panagiotis Moiras* Ο τρόπος που μια επιχείρηση συμπεριφέρεται κατά την περίοδο της υγειονομικής κρίσης του Covid-19, σε πολλούς από τους πελάτες, συνεργάτες κλπ θα αφήσει βαθιά χαραγμένες μνήμες. Άστοχα και μη αποδεκτά μηνύματα ή ένα αρνητικό «ύφος» μιας επιχείρησης στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης (ΜΚΔ), μπορούν να επιφέρουν σημαντικές βλάβες στην εικόνα και στο Brand (μάρκα) μιας επιχείρησης και κατ’ επέκταση στην ικανότητά της να ανταπεξέλθει με επιτυχία σε καιρούς κρίσης και αβεβαιότητας. Παρατήρησα ότι, πολλές επιχειρήσεις υποκύπτουν στον πειρασμό, αυτές τις
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17 May 2020
The firms waiting for emergency loans
Businesses are still struggling to access government-backed loans from their banks. Hina Solanki says she has had a nightmare trying to get support from her bank for her tattoo business to get through the lockdown. “I can’t pay anything. I’m living on cards. It’s extremely stressful”, she says. For the last fortnight she has been trying to apply for a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan from her bank. “But I just get error messages,” she says. “They seem to have a technical fault.” She’s not alone, even though it is nearly two weeks since the launch of the Bounce Back Loan
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