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Balancing Justice and Modernization: Cyprus Court Rejects Videoconference Testimony Request
Harneys successfully opposed a claimant's application seeking the Court's leave to testify via videoconference during civil proceedings, before the District Court of Limassol, due to alleged health issues that prevented the claimant from travelling to Cyprus to testify.
The claimant's request was based on section 36A of Evidence Law, Cap 9, which provides that, in criminal or civil proceedings, a Court in Cyprus may permit a witness located outside the country to testify via videoconference if it deems it to be in the interests of justice.
According to the same provision, videoconferencing…
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