Lawyer Problems?
The only representative bodies for Lawyers that I have been able to find so far is the Cyprus Bar Association and The Bar Council.
The Bar Council, 11 Florinis St, Office 101 1st Floor, 1065 Nicosia PO Box 21446, 1508 Nicosia tel 22873300 fax 22873013 e-mail cybar@cytanet.com.cy (I believe that there is a fee of CYP40 payable for an investigation.)
According to the Cyprus Bar Association website, the CBA only represent those working in advocacy – which means:
Quote:
According the provisions of the Law, advocacy means:
i) The appearance in any Court House carrying out proceeding on behalf of a person of the Republic.
ii) The formation or establishment of any pleading on behalf of a client. For the purpose of this paragraph “pleadings” means every document submit to the court and consist part of the pleading but does not include experts report or witness statement.
iii) The registration of Trade Marks or Patterns and the appearance to the administrative authorities for the reasons mentioned above.
So the CBA only represent those working in litigation – clearly not a requirement for conveyancing.
It does beg the question as to what qualifications (if any) are needed to become a conveyancing lawyer in Cyprus – and who (if anyone) regulates or represents them.
The next paragraph was information that a member posted on Cyprus Living
The Ombudsman/Ombudswoman Mrs Iliana Nicolaou tel 22 456 300. You can obtain a complaints form from their web site www.ombudsman.gov.cy. It has a pull down menu
you fill it in online, job done remember to keep copies of anything you put in ink.
Lastly for absolutely intractable problems which are likely to be in breaches of you EU rights there is an EU petitions procedure.
Changing Lawyers
The next paragraph was information that the resident lawyer posted on Cyprus Living
In order to get rid of your lawyer, you have to pay him/her off in full and obtain the release of your file. Any new lawyer is not supposed to act for you and could be in trouble with the Bar Association if they did, unless this procedure has been followed!
You should only pay for work done. Ask for a bill to date and pay that.
If you obtained a precise written quotation at the outset, then this will be so much easier for you to assess what is the correct figure.
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