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Marina Aristodemou

Marina Aristodemou

(she/her)

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Overview

I have completed my LLM Dissertation in September 2023 on shell companies used for money laundering and terrorism financing and the advancements made to the law regarding beneficial ownership, which scored a Distinction grade.

The thesis title I am exploring is 'An Analysis of Criminal Liability for Corporate Financial Crimes Committed by Shell Companies in the United Kingdom and the United States'. 

I have finalised my Research Plan, Methodology, Literature Review and Case Studies chapeters and now focusing on the Beneficial Ownership and Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK and the US chapters of the PhD thesis.

 

Publication

Research

Publications:

  1. M. Aristodemou, ‘Are beneficial ownership laws important? A consideration of the contribution of the Panama Papers and Pandora Papers  in the evolution of beneficial ownership laws in the UK and the US’, (2024) 5 JEC <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949791424000344?via%3Dihub> accessed 29th September 2024. 

Upcoming Publications:

  1. Chapter in an Edited Book, ‘The regulation of Market Abuse – is it time for an alternative approach?’, University of Bergamo, to be published in 2025 by Routledge.

I am open to any financial crime related research opportunities, including co-authoring books, book chapters and journal articles.

Biography

Education:

  1. Cardiff University, Doctor of Philosophy (Law) (started in October 2023)
  2. UWE Bristol, LLM International Trade and Economic Law 2023 (Distinction)
  3. UWE Bristol, LLB Law (Hons) 2022 (2:1)
  4. Institut International de Lancy, International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma 2019

Work Experience:

  1. Early Career Researcher – Editorial Board (Elsevier - Journal of Economic Criminology September 2024 – Present)
  2. Lloyd's Banking Group, Economic Crime Analyst (July 2024-November 2024)
  3. Triodos Bank, Financial Crime Apprentice (15-month placement April 2023 - July 2024)
  4. UWE Bristol, Student Ambassador (September 2021 - April 2023)
  5. UWE Bristol, Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Leader (August 2021 - April 2023)

Additional Qualifications:

  1. Certified Peer Reviewer Course (Elsevier)
  2. Level 3 Apprenticeship in Risk & Compliance 
  3. ICA Basic Certificate in Financial Crime Prevention (Merit)
  4. Qualified for both Lexis and Westlaw UK and Lexis Nexis Advanced Level & Westlaw International.
  5. Completed “UWE Skilled”, a course that aims to work on soft skills regarding employability. A program emphasizing on Digital Marketing, Data-Driven Communication Skills and Artificial Intelligence.

Honours and awards

  1. LLM International Trade and Economic Law, UWE Bristol (Distinction, 2022-2023)
  2. LLB Law, UWE Bristol (Upper Level Second Class Honours, 2019-2022)
  3. International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma, Institut International de Lancy (2017-2019)

Committees and reviewing

Early Career Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Economic Criminology.

Contact Details

Email AristodemouM@cardiff.ac.uk

Campuses 8-10 North Road, Floor 1, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3DY

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Financial Crime
  • Company law
  • Law and society and socio-legal research
  • Legal Research

External profiles