Born in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 10, 1946; admitted to the Cyprus Bar on 22, September, 1972 under Registration
EDUCATION:
Pancyprian Gymnasium
University of Athens (Faculty of Law), Greece (LLB)
Post - Graduate Legal Studies in Shipping Law at The University College, London,
The University of Leicester, England,
The Center for International and European Policy Law, Thessaloniki, Greece
and
The Harvard University Extension School
POSITIONS:
- President, FIDE (La Federation Internationale pour Le Droite Europeen) (2004-2006)
- Elected President, Cyprus Bar Association (1994 - 1997, 1997 - 2000)
- Initiator and Chairman, International Law Congress, Nicosia 10 - 14 April, 2000
- Elected President, Nicosia Bar Association (1991 - 1994)
- Elected Vice-President of the Nicosia Bar Association (1988-1991)
- Founder Member and Vice-President of the Cyprus-United Arab Emirates Business Association
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus-Russian Business Association
- Member of the Cyprus-USA Business Association
- Member of the Cyprus-China Business Association
- Member of the Cyprus-Ukraine Business Association
- Member of the Cyprus-Moldova Business Association
- Founder Member and Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus-Bulgaria Busines Association
- Founder Member and Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus-Slovakia Business Association
- President of the Cyprus Association for European Law
- Vice-President of the Supreme Judicial Sports Court (ADEA)
- Member of the Pro-bono Committee on Joint Ventures Model Contracts for SMES of the International Trade Center, of the United Nations Center for Trade and Development (UNCTAD-CNUCED) and World Trade Organization (WTO-OMC), Geneva, 2002
- Deputy Secretary General and Member of the Council of International Bar Association (I.B.A.) for Europe (East)
- Member of the General Professional Programme Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Member of the Credential Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Honorary President of the Cyprus Association of the Friends of the Police
- Member, Cyprus Legal Council (1994 - 2000)
- Founder Member and Member of the Board of the Cyprus Council of Legal Education
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Governors of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) (The National Radio & Television Organization) (1990 - 1997)
- Founder Member of the Cyprus Chapter of CEPS (Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels)
- Elected President, Pancyprian Gymnasium Graduates Association
- Elected Secretary of the Board of Directors of Theatre "ENA"
- Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
- Member of the International Lawyers Association (ILA)
- Member of The American Bar Association (ABA)
- Founder Member and Member of the Board of Directors of IFTTA (International Forum of Tourism and Travel Advocates), San Francisco
- Head of Cyprus Delegation in CCBE (Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community), Brussels (1994 - 2000)
- Head of the Cyprus Delegation in UBBA (Union of the Balkan Bar Associations), (1994-2000)
- Head of the Cyprus Delegation in CLA (Commonwealth Lawyer's Association), (1994-2000)
- Head of the Cyprus Delegation of IBA (International Bar Association), (1994 - 2000)
AUTHOR:
"Enforcement of Money Judgements Abroad - Cyprus" Matthew Bender, July 1991.
"Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Cyprus" Nicosia January 1996.
"New Cyprus Trust Law" Nicosia, March 1993.
"Cyprus International Offshore Trusts" Nicosia, June, 1994.
"Cyprus Offshore Captive Insurances", Nicosia, July 1995.
"The New Cyprus International Collective Investment Schemes Law", Nicosia, April 2000.
"Cyprus as an International Franchising Center", Nicosia, April 2000.
"Cyprus Resident United Kingdom Companies", Nicosia, November, 2002.
"Present Attitude towards Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgments", Nicosia, April 2003.
"Execution by Attachment of Debt or Property", Nicosia, 2003.
"Registration of Aircrafts in Cyprus" December 2003.
"Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates", Nicosia, November 2007.
"The Cyprus Holding Company, its advantages and international use", Nicosia, November 2007.
