Philippou Law Firm
Client Onboarding
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Welcome to Philippou Law Firm

To comply with our obligations under the Cyprus Bar Association Rules, we are required to obtain certain information from new clients, as well as update this information every 12 months the client remains active. Let's get started!

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Upload your documents and review the information
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Fill in your financial information
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Review our GDPR policy, sign and submit
What you will need
🛂 Valid passport
🏠 Recent utility bill or bank statement (within 3 months)
📄 Up-to-date CV / résumé
💶 Approximate financial information
Upload your documents
Upload your documents below then click "Analyse and Continue", you can review your details in the next page.
Required documents
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Passport ?ID cards not accepted. Passport required for Land Registry, banking & legal matters.
JPG, PNG or PDF
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Passport selfie ?Identity verification photo.
Take or upload a photo of yourself holding your passport open to the photo page. Both your face and the passport details must be clearly visible.
Photo of you holding your open passport
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Proof of address
Utility bill or bank statement — max 3 months old
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CV / Résumé ?A brief summary of your professional background.
This doesn't need to be a formal CV — a simple document listing your education and career history is fine. Approximate dates are acceptable.

Corporate clients: A company profile, LinkedIn profile export, or a brief note describing the director's/shareholder's professional background will suffice.
PDF or Word document
Why we need your financial information
Before we ask you to provide your financial details, here's a brief explanation of why this information is required.
Legal requirements

Philippou Law Firm has legal obligations to identify potential money laundering risks and understanding your background and financial circumstances, a process known as "Know Your Client" (KYC).

Confidentiality and Use of your data

All information you provide is treated as highly confidential and used solely for compliance purposes and to provide you with proper legal services.

Your personal data may be shared, where necessary, with third parties including but not limited to the Land Registry, the Inland Revenue Department, the District Office, Ministries, Banks, Property Agencies, Developers, translators and interpreters, and other professional advisors, solely for the purpose of providing the agreed services.

See full GDPR policy in page 6.

Financial background
All values should be in Euro (€). Provide your best estimates.
Income & source
Wealth breakdown (€)
CategoryValue (€)N/A
Real estate ?Market value of all property you own: residential, commercial, or land: anywhere in the world. Use current estimated market value, not purchase price.
Investments ?Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, crypto, and other financial instruments. Use current market value of your portfolio.
Inheritance ?Assets received through inheritance or gifts. Include the current value of any inherited property, cash, or other assets you still hold.
Pension fund ?Total value of pension or retirement funds: including employer and personal pension schemes, provident funds, or retirement accounts (e.g. 401k, SIPP). Use the current fund value.
Cash in bank(s) ?Total liquid cash holdings across all bank accounts, savings accounts, and cash equivalents worldwide.
Other ?Any other assets not covered above: e.g. business equity, intellectual property, valuable art, jewellery, or vehicles. Provide an approximate combined market value.
Total size of wealth ?The combined net value of all your assets worldwide: after deducting any liabilities or debts. This should equal the sum of all the breakdown fields below. Any significant discrepancy may be flagged for further review.
Source of funds
Banking information
Review
Fields with an amber marker were auto-filled from your documents. Click any value to edit directly.
Domestic or Foreign Politically Exposed Persons
Consent & declaration
Read and accept the declaration below. You will sign electronically in the next step.
Declaration
By signing this form, you confirm and declare that:

You must not have been engaged in or have benefited from criminal conduct in any part of the world and funds which are subject to the proposed arrangement do not wholly or in part directly or indirectly represent the proceeds of criminal conduct.

The information given hereunder and, in the documents, requested hereby is to the best of your knowledge true and accurate as at the date hereof and should there be any changes in the information so provided you undertake to promptly advise our law firm of the same in writing.
Consent for the processing of personal data

GDPR Consent

I hereby expressly declare that I give my consent to the handling of my personal data by POLYCARPOS PHILIPPOU & ASSOCIATES LLC (registered in Cyprus with company registration number HE320422) (the "Firm") in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Personal Data Protection Law 125(I)/2018 of the Republic of Cyprus, for the following purposes:

(a) To provide legal services to me and to comply with the Firm's obligations under the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law 188(I)/2007 (as amended) and the directives of the Cyprus Bar Association.

(b) To share my personal data, where necessary, with third parties including but not limited to the Land Registry, the Inland Revenue Department, the District Office, Ministries, Banks, Property Agencies, Developers, translators and interpreters, and other professional advisors, solely for the purpose of providing the agreed services.

The lawful basis for processing is: (i) the performance of a contract to which I am a party; (ii) compliance with a legal obligation; and/or (iii) my consent as given herein. My personal data will be retained for a minimum period of five (5) years as required by applicable AML legislation. To exercise any rights: [email protected].
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