Dr Maria Tatsiou
Lecturer in Financial and Corporate Law
[email protected]
+357 24694028
Qualifications
PhD (Law) (University of Manchester, 2019)
LL.M (Corporate Governance) (University of Manchester, 2013)
LL.B (University of Manchester, 2012)
Specialization
Company Law and Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Financial Crisis and Banking Law.
Employment Track
UCLan Cyprus – Lecturer in Financial and Corporate Law – September 2020 – ongoing
University of Edinburgh – Teaching Fellow – September 2019-September 2020
University of Salford – Hourly Paid Academic – September 2015-August 2019
Research Interests
My research interests revolve around Commercial Law. My specialisation is in Company Law and Corporate Governance mainly related to financial institutions. I am also very interested in Contract Law as well as International Commercial Arbitration, and Corporate Finance.
Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)
Teaching and Course Leadership
UCLan Cyprus
(May – October 2022)
- Acting Deputy Course Leader LL.M
(2022 – ongoing)
- Commercial Law (LL.B)
- Contract Law (LL.B)
- (2021 – ongoing) Independent Research Project (LL.B)
- EU Economic and Financial Governance (LL.M – CRoLEV)
- International Civil and Commercial Mediation (LL.M)
- International Commercial Litigation (LL.M)
- International Commercial Arbitration (LL.M)
- Introduction to Business Law (LL.B)
- Law of International Financial Transactions (LL.M)
(2020 – ongoing)
- Private International Law (LL.B)
- Banking Law and Financial Services Regulation (LL.M)
- Dissertation (LL.B)
- Dissertation (LL.M)
- Academic Advisor (LL.B and LL.M)
(2020-2021)
- Company Law (LL.B)
- Current Legal Issues in Cyprus (LL.B)
- EU Single Market Law (LL.B)
- International Corporate Governance (LL.M)
- International Sale of Goods (LL.M)
(2020-2022)
University of Edinburgh (2019-2020)
- Course Organiser, Contract Law in Europe (LL.M online)
- Programme Director for Online LL.M International Commercial Law and Practice Programme
- Personal Tutor for Online LL.M International Commercial Law and Practice Programme students
- Lecturer, Business Entities (LL.B)
- Tutor, CSR and the Law (LL.M)
- Tutor, Practice of Corporate Finance and the Law (LL.M)
- Tutor, Contract Law in Europe (LL.M on-campus) and
- Tutor, Company Law (LL.M)
- Tutor, Company Law (LL.B Honours).
University of Salford (2015-2019)
- Course Organiser, Business and the Accountant
- Lecturer and Seminar Tutor, Business and the Accountant
- Lecturer and Seminar Tutor, Law in a Business Context
- Seminar Tutor, Contract Law
- Seminar Tutor, Commercial and Consumer Law
- Seminar Tutor, Company Law
Administrative Roles
- ASQAC Committee Member, UCLan Cyprus (2020 – August 2023)
- Erasmus Committee Member, UCLan Cyprus (2021 – ongoing)
Selective Publications
- Tatsiou, N. Agapiou and S. Laulhe-Shaelou, International Encyclopedia of Commercial and Economic Law – Cyprus (2nd ed., Kluwer International, Forthcoming)
- Laulhe-Shaelou, A. Emilianides, C. Papastylianos and M. Tatsiou, International Encyclopedia of Migration Law – Cyprus (Kluwer International, Forthcoming)
Blog Pieces
- Tatsiou, “Deposit Insurance Schemes as a Rule of Law Monitoring Mechanism in Europe”, (2022), RoLMM
Available at: https://ruleoflawmonitoringmechanism.eu/posts/deposit-insurance-schemes-as-a-rule-of-law-monitoring-mechanism-in-europe
Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations
- “Economic Theories and Financial Crises” at University of Manchester PGR Conference (October, 2016)
Supervision of Projects/PhDs
- Supervision of two LL.M dissertations at UCLan Cyprus (2022-23)
- Supervision of one LL.B dissertation at UCLan Cyprus (Completed in 2023)
- Supervision of one Independent Research Project at UCLan Cyprus (Completed in 2023)
- Supervision of 11 LL.M dissertations at UCLan Cyprus (Completed in 2020-21 and 2021-22)
- Supervision of Independent Research Project at UCLan Cyprus (Completed in 2022)
- Supervision of two LL.B dissertations at UCLan Cyprus (Completed in 2022)
- Supervision of 16 LL.M dissertations at University of Edinburgh (Completed in September 2020)
Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities
- Arbitrator in 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2022-23)
- Team Coach in 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2022-23)
- Participation in Structured Dialogue Workshops with CAN-CY (2022-23)
- Undertaken Social Mediation training (2022)
- CISI Membership
- Participated as an External Expert to an Erasmus+ Project (“USE THE FORCE”)
- Resident Expert at ICLAIM (since 2021)
- Participation in Outreach Activity at University of Edinburgh for recruiting students from underprivileged backgrounds (2019-20)
- Participation in Commercial Law Area Hub at University of Edinburgh (2019-20)
- Participation in Commercial Law Hub at University of Manchester (2014-19)
