Deputy Course Leader of Master of Laws LLM, Lecturer in Financial and Corporate Law

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

Lecturer in Financial and Corporate Law, UCLan Cyprus (September 2020 – ongoing)

Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh (September 2019-September 2020)

Hourly Paid Academic, University of Salford, (September 2015-August 2019)

Research Interests

My research interests revolve around Commercial and Corporate 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, International Commercial Mediation, and Corporate Finance.

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership 

UCLan Cyprus

(September 2024 – ongoing)

• M Deputy Course Leader
• Company and Corporate Law (LL.B)
• International Corporate Governance (LL.M)

(September 2023 – ongoing)

• Advanced Company Law (LL.M)
• Professional and Work Based Learning (LL.B)
• Current Legal Issues in Cyprus (LL.B)

(May – October 2022)

• Acting LL.M Deputy Course Leader

(2022 – ongoing)

• Commercial Law (LL.B)
• Contract Law (LL.B)
• Independent Research Project (LL.B) (2021 – 2024)
• 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)

(2020-2022)

• Employment Law (LL.B)

(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)

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, i) CSR and the Law (LL.M), ii) Practice of Corporate Finance and the Law (LL.M), iii) Contract Law in Europe (LL.M on-campus), iv) Company Law (LL.M),
  v) Company Law (LL.B Honours).

University of Salford (2015-2019)

• Course Organiser, Business and the Accountant
• Lecturer and Seminar Tutor: i) Business and the Accountant, and ii) Law in a Business Context
• Seminar Tutor: i) Contract Law, ii) Commercial and Consumer Law, and iii) Company Law

Administrative Roles

• LLM Deputy Course Leader (2024 – ongoing)
• Senate Committee Member, UCLan Cyprus (2023 – ongoing)
• Ethics Committee Member, UCLan Cyprus (2024 – ongoing)
• ASQAC Committee Member, UCLan Cyprus (2020 – August 2023)
• Erasmus Committee Member, UCLan Cyprus (2021 – August 2024)

Selective Publications

1. Tatsiou, N. Agapiou and S. Laulhe-Shaelou, International Encyclopedia of Commercial and Economic Law – Cyprus (2^nd ed., Kluwer International, Forthcoming)
2. Laulhe-Shaelou, A. Emilianides, and M. Tatsiou, International Encyclopedia of Migration Law – Cyprus (Kluwer International, Forthcoming)

Blog Pieces

1. 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 

• “Yoga and Peacebuilding in the island of Cyprus” at Yoga-Mind-Body conference held at UCLan (Preston) (June 2024)
• “Economic Theories and Financial Crises” at the University of Manchester PGR Conference (October 2016)

Supervision of Projects/PhDs

• Acting PhD Supervisor at UCLan Cyprus (October 2024 – April 2025)
• Supervision of four LL.B dissertation at UCLan Cyprus (Period 2021-2024)
• Supervision of 19 LL.M dissertations at UCLan Cyprus (2021 – 2024)
• Supervision of three Independent Research Projects at UCLan Cyprus (2022-2024)
• Supervision of 16 LL.M dissertations at University of Edinburgh (Completed in September 2020)

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities

• Secretary of FIDE Cyprus’ BOD (International Federation of European Law) (2023-)
• Professional at 19^th ICC International Mediation Competition (2024)
• Professional at ABA Regional Mediation Competition (2024)
• Arbitrator in 30^th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2022-23)
• Team Coach in 30^th 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)