PRESS RELEASE: Judgment of the UK Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division) in the Case of Meletios Apostolides V. David Charles Orams & Linda Elizabeth Orams January 19, 2010
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The UK Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division), on January 19, 2010, issued its final judgment in the case of Meletios Apostolides v. David and Linda Orams, relating to the property rights of Mr. Apostolides, a Greek Cypriot refugee, on land situated in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus. The UK Court of Appeal decision upholds the judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of April 27, 2009, on the same case, namely that a decision taken by a Republic of Cyprus Court must be recognized and executed in any EU Member State (in this case the UK) on the basis of European Union Regulation No 44/2001 (Brussels I Regulation).
The examination of the Meletios Apostolides v. David and Linda Orams case by the UK Court of Appeal, came about after Mr. Apostolides filed in 2004 a civil lawsuit at a Republic of Cyprus Court against Mr. and Mrs. Orams, a British couple, for illegally occupying and using his property in the occupied areas of Cyprus. In its judgment, the Nicosia District Court in Cyprus found Mr. and Mrs. Orams liable for trespass on the property of Mr. Apostolides and ordered them to: (a) demolish the villa and other structures erected on the property, (b) surrender immediately to Mr. Apostolides, who is the rightful owner of the property, free possession of the land, (c) pay Mr. Apostolides various sums for damages as well as for rent had he been able to use his property since the Orams have been in possession of his property, (d) refrain from continuing with the unlawful intervention on the land, whether personally or through their agents, and (e) pay various sums in respect of the costs and expenses of the proceedings.
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