The reading room
Publications & practical guides.
Keep useful documents together: preparation checklists, published writing from the firm and the original legal sources.
Preparation checklists
Print-friendly guideBefore you make a will
A preparation checklist for your first discussion. It is not a will template.
After a death: first steps and estate file
A calm, practical starting list for an executor, administrator or family member. It does not impose a 30-day deadline.
An estate across borders
Organise the facts before coordinating advice in more than one country.
Situations & decisions
Fictional examplesIllustrative inheritance situations
Examples showing which facts and documents can change the questions. These are not client case studies.
Cyprus inheritance case notes
Plain-language notes with direct links to the full judgments on CyLaw.
From MS Lawyers
Firm publication · 4 July 2025Bank Accounts After Death in Cyprus
The firm’s original article on authority and practical steps concerning a deceased person’s bank accounts.
How much of my estate can I dispose of through a will?
The firm’s bilingual article introducing the disposable portion and statutory limits.
Legal Requirements for a Valid Will in Cyprus
The firm’s original publication, with English and Greek PDF editions available on the source page.
Legal materials
Reference collectionCyprus & European succession sources
The statutes, procedural rules and government guidance used in this reading room.
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