Shipping, Corporate and Business Law Firm in Nicosia, Cyprus

Costas Indianos & Co

4, Diagoras Street
Kermia House, Offices 601-602, 6th Floor
Nicosia 1097
Cyprus

 +357 22675231
 +357 22669678

www.indianos.com.cy
 Contact Mr. Anthony Indianos

Law Firm Overview

Costas Indianos & Co is a Cyprus law firm established in 1924, specializing in shipping, tax-planning, business and corporate law. Other areas of practice include Debt Collection, Real Estate, E.U. law, immigration, family, civil administrative, labor and criminal litigation. The Law Firm is one of the oldest in the island. It has acquired through the years a solid local and international client base.

The main office is located in Nicosia with an office in Larnaca. It includes four lawyers, legal consultants, one consultant on international business/offshore and shipping, and one internal accountant. It has a solid international client base and also possesses an extensive international network of business contacts.

Year this Office was Established: 1924

Languages: Greek, English, French, Spanish, & Italian

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Shipping; Escrow Agreements; Cyprus International Trust; Conveyancing; Criminal Litigation; Cross-border Transactions.

Practice Areas Description

Costas Indianos & Co provides legal advice and assistance in:

- Corporate and Business Law

Corporate & Business Law is one of the main areas of practice of our Law Firm which provides the following legal services: Escrow agent services for escrow agreements; Incorporation of Cyprus companies of limited liability; Joint ventures and cross-border transactions; Share purchase agreements; Shareholders agreements; Due diligence; Liquidation of companies; Re-domiciliation of Cyprus & foreign companies; Incorporation of international business branch; and, Incorporation of Cyprus international partnerships.

- Company Registration and the Cyprus Holding Company

The firm provides for legal advice and assistance to clients wishing to register any type of Cyprus Company in order to benefit from the tax incentive regime of Cyprus as well as its wide network of Double Tax Treaties. Among the various Cyprus Companies which can be registered, the Cyprus Holding Company stands out as the most efficient vehicle for tax-planning structures.

- Taxation and Tax Planning Law

The Law Firm provides for Tax Planning advice to clients wishing to optimize their international business activities. Effective tax-planning is achieved through the use of Cyprus and/or other types of companies in a tax effective manner, and by taking advantage of the wide network of Double Tax Treaties signed by the Republic of Cyprus as well as its tax regime which today is the most favorable in the EU. The new legislation effective since January 2003 has abolished the distinction between local companies and International Business Companies (IBC) and created one form of Cyprus Company. It conforms to EU law and the Acquis Communautaire on Direct & Indirect Taxation and it is in compliance with the code of conduct on Business Taxation.

- Shipping Law

Shipping law is one of the main activities of the firm which provides legal services to clients for shipping loans & mortgages, registration of Cyprus shipping companies, registration of ships under the Cyprus flag and registration of ships under flags of other jurisdictions.

Cyprus has today the world's seventh largest ship registry, is one of the largest third-party ship management centres and has ratified most relevant International maritime Conventions currently in force. Cyprus is a member of the Council of the International Maritime Organization and as a new member of the EU Cyprus is modernizing all its maritime legislation according to European standards and participates in the Community law-making process as well as the Short Sea Shipping and Euromed initiatives.

Shipping services include: sale of vessel (Memorandum of Agreement, Addendums, Bill of Sale, etc), purchase of vessel, reflagging of vessel, deletion of vessel, shipbuilding contracts, crew endorsements & SISRBs, renewal of shipping certificates i.e. radio license, CLC certificate, CSR certificate, etc. ship/vessel registration, shipping taxation.

- Civil, Criminal and Administrative Litigation

The Law Firm provides assistance and legal advice in order to help clients resolve their disputes in a time-effective manner. Furthermore, the Law firm possesses a wide experience in extensive civil, criminal and administrative Court litigation on the following issues: Criminal matters; Administrative issues; Hire purchase agreements; Banking & finance disputes; Commercial disputes; Landlord & tenant disputes; Movable & immovable property claims & disputes; Rental disputes; Personal injury claims; Traffic accidents; Bankruptcy; Libel & slander; Contract claims; Insurance claims; and, Other torts.

- Debt Collection

The firm undertakes all relevant measures at the District Court and provides for legal advice and assistance to clients who wish to collect their due from their debtors. The Firm undertakes the relevant search and due diligence at the Registrar of Companies to verify the status of the Cypriot Company and/or other parties involved in the case. In the event that there is no Foreign Court Decision on the matter, we take legal measures straight away and it is one of the Cyprus District Courts that will decide upon the case. In the event that there is already a Foreign Court Decision on the matter, it is not the Cyprus District Courts that decide upon the case, thus we make the relevant application for the recognition and the execution of the foreign Court decision in Cyprus in order to be able to execute it.

- Family Law

The firm undertakes legal measures at the Family Court and provides for legal advice and assistance on the following: Divorce; Marriages; Custody disputes; Property claims & issues; Right of communication; Alimony; Adoption; Allowance; Separation agreements; Injunctive relief; and, Maintenance and lump sum settlements.

- Inheritance Law

The firm undertakes all relevant legal measures & procedures and provides for legal advice and assistance to clients for the following: Inheritance procedure at the district court and other various relevant institutions such as the Tax Authority and/or the Land Registry; Legal advice on the Cyprus Laws of Succession based on Cyprus Law Cap 195; Appointment of the legal administrator for the succession; Cyprus will; Probate order; Resealing; and, Administration of estates.

- Immigration Law

The firm provides legal advice and assistance to both EU and non-EU clients for the acquisition of the following: Green cards; Residence & work permits; Visitor permits; and, Citizenship.

- Intellectual Property Law

The Law Firm provides legal advice and assists clients for the acquisition, registration and protection of their intellectual property rights. Intellectual property issues include: Trademarks; Copyright; Design; Patents; Local & international registration of intellectual property; Infringement & passing off actions; Licensing intellectual property and technology; Enforcement of intellectual property; Advise on tax related aspects; and, International conventions on IP.

- Cyprus International Trust

An international trust provides a variety of financial planning opportunities. The use of the Trust as a vehicle of International Tax planning and business structuring is constantly growing. Trusts are used today more than ever before in a myriad of circumstances, many of which would have been impossible to conceive at the time the concept was originally formed.

- Real Estate Law

The Law Firm provides assistance and legal advice to clients for the following: Agreement for sale and purchase of immovable property; Resale of immovable property; Lease agreements; Conveyancing; Tax advice of real estate; and, Tax-Planning by disposing shares of a Cyprus company owing immovable property. The firm also provides for legal advice and services to resident, non-resident, individual or corporate clients who are seeking for advice or wishing to purchase immovable property in Cyprus.

Lawyers

	Ms. Rena David Lawyer Admiralty and Maritime, Business Law, Corporate Law, Tax, Tax Planning		Mr. Antonis Emiliou Indianos Lawyer Criminal Law
	Mr. Anthony Indianos Lawyer Admiralty and Maritime, Business and Industry		Mr. Andreas Papasiantis Lawyer Copyright, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Patents, Real Estate

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