Released on: June 28, 2008, 1:20 am

Press Release Author: John Neocleous

Industry: Law

Press Release Summary: NCI Law is an international law firm founded by Ioannis John
Neocleous that serves the needs of businesses, governments, non-profit organizations
and individual clients around the world.


Press Release Body: Nicosia, Cyprus, June 1, 2008 - The case of Onoufriou v Turkey
is part of a number of pilot Cases brought upon by Greek-Cypriot refugees against
the Turkish Government and will be presented by Mr. Andreas Neocleous and Mr.
Ioannis John Neocleous before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

On April 23rd 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided that the
applicant could not be deemed to have lost entitlement to his property.

Displaced Greek Cypriots such as the applicant may apply for compensation to the
Court for losses due to the denial of access to and loss of control, use, and
enjoyment of his property.

Thirty-two petitions of Greek Cypriot refugees against Turkey have been accepted by
the European Court of Human Rights and will be examined soon.

Eight more applications will follow, which are considered pilot cases for
determining the future of the so called compensation committee. This committee has
been set up in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, and it hopes to become an
effective domestic remedy for Greek Cypriots, who must first apply with regards to
claims on their property.

Apart from the above cases, 1.500 additional petitions are pending before the ECHR.
The Court decided to freeze them in view of the decisions to be taken regarding the
eight pilot cases.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.

At the present time, Neocleous & Neocleous Law Firm (NCI Law Group's Cyprus Office)
is handling over 15 cases which are currently under the consideration of the
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

NCI Law is an international law firm founded by Ioannis John Neocleous that serves
the needs of businesses, governments, non-profit organizations and individual
clients around the world. We provide a broad array of corporate legal services to a
diverse client base that ranges from start-up ventures to large multinational
companies since 1996.

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John Neocleous
E-mail: neocleous@ncilawgroup.com
http://www.ncilawgroup.com

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