Due to the number of emails we are receiving concerning the Orams case, we have prepared the following response.
On 28 April 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave their judgement in the Orams case (C/420/07). This judgement caused great concern for Turkish Cypriots and expatriate residents in North Cyprus. In the judgement, the Court interpreted Protocol 10 of the Cyprus treaty of accession and declared that the Greek Cypriot Courts have jurisdiction in all civil and commercial matters in Northern Cyprus “where the Greek Cypriot Government has not any effective control.”
Subsequently, on the 19th January, 2010 Court of Appeal in the UK, reversed the previous High Court judgment. Following the ECJ judgement, stated that there is not any public policy principle in England to prevent the recognition and registration of the Greek Court Judgments.
The decision of ECJ is not in line with the realities of Cyprus and is not going to be accepted by the Turkish Cypriot people. Therefore, the TRNC Government is obliged to find a solution to protect the people who relied on TRNC title deeds. However, it is not easy to find a convenient method of protection. It may take some time before new measures are taken.
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