In the English case AXA EQUITY & LAW LIFE –V- NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK (1998) CHC 117 (which has been adopted and followed by Cypriot Courts), the Court refused disclosure on the basis that the claimant had already made out a prima facie case against the accountancy firm they were suing, and did not require Norwich Pharmacal disclosure to determine whether a case could be brought against them. The application therefore infringed the “mere witness rule” as the banks were compellable witness.
Read full articleIdeas that change the current structure and philosophy of the national health system (Gesy) will not be accepted, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday amid ongoing negotiations with private hospitals ahead of the introduction of the scheme’s second phase in the middle of next year.
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