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Overview
Dr Demetra Arsalidou is the Director of Postgradute Research Studies, School of Law and Politics. She is the Module Leader of Company Law (Undergraduate level) and Comparative Corporate Governance (Postgraduate level). She also teaches Trusts. Her research interests lie in the area of company law and corporate governance. Her most recent research addresses questions of corporate law theory, with a focus on the liability of bankers and the role of the law in holding them liable for the excesses. Demetra has written two monographs; her second monograph Rethinking Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions is published by Routledge, 2015: http://www.routledge.com/products/9780415535465. The book provides a critical overview and analysis of key corporate governance weaknesses, focusing primarily on three main areas: directors’ failure to understand complex company transactions; the poor remuneration practices of financial institutions; and, finally, the failure of institutional investors to sufficiently engage with management. While largely focused on the UK, the book also considers EU and Australian developments as well as offering a comparative angle looking at the corporate governance of financial institutions in the US.
Demetra has published widely in the area of company law in leading company law journals, such as the Journal of Business Law, Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, the European Company and Financial Law Review and Law and Financial Markets Review. She wrote a number of articles on UK and Australian Company law and is the author of 'The Impact of Modern Influences on the Traditional Duties of Care, Skill and Diligence of Company Directors', Kluwer Law International (2001).
Demetra holds an LL.B degree from the University of Lancaster, and and LL.M and Ph.D degree from the University of Exeter. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Exeter. She moved to Cardiff from a Lectureship at Monash University, Australia, and earlier held a Lectureship at the University of Exeter. During her time at Exeter, she worked as a researcher on a major project on the disqualification of directors, published by the ACCA. Demetra also worked as Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Toulouse. She is a Member of the Cardiff Corporate Governance Research Group and an External Advisor to the Centre for the Study of Law in Theory and Practice, Liverpool.
Publication
2024
- Arsalidou, D. 2024. Bankers bonuses: A banking regulation quandary. Journal of Business Law
2022
- Arsalidou, D. 2022. Promoting long-term sustainable company growth through Section 172 reporting and loyalty-driven benefits. Journal of Business Law 5, pp. 390-406.
2021
- Arsalidou, D. and Labi, C. 2021. The controversy of executive remuneration: pay ratios and other approaches. Business Law Review 42(6), pp. 291-299.
2018
- Arsalidou, D. and Lui, A. 2018. Post-Brexit Britain and the pay culture: challenges and opportunities. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 62(2), pp. 107-125.
- Arsalidou, D. 2018. Educating bankers on law, ethics and social values: a perspective from the US, the UK and Europe. European Company and Financial Law Review 14(4), pp. 569-608. (10.1515/ecfr-2017-0026)
2017
- Arsalidou, D. 2017. Corporate governance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis: Issues and action. Business Law Review 38(2), pp. 42-54.
- Arsalidou, D. 2017. Multiple actors, multiple weaknesses: addressing the inherent failures of the UK corporate governance system. In: Tchotourian, I. ed. Company Law and CSR: New Legal and Economic Challenges. Brussels: Bruylant
2015
- Arsalidou, D. 2015. Rethinking corporate governance in financial institutions. Routledge Research in Corporate Law. Abingdon and New York: Routledge.
- Arsalidou, D. and Kapardis, M. 2015. Weak corporate governance can lead to a county's financial catastrophe: the case of Cyprus. Journal of Business Law(4), pp. 361-382.
2012
- Arsalidou, D. 2012. Institutional investors, behavioural economics and the concept of stewardship. Law and Financial Markets Review 6(6), pp. 410-421. (10.5235/LFMR6.6.410)
- Arsalidou, D. 2012. Shareholders and corporate scrutiny: the role of the UK Stewardship Code. European Company and Financial Law Review 9(3), pp. 342-379. (10.1515/ecfr-2012-0342)
2011
- Arsalidou, D. 2011. The regulation of executive pay and economic theory. Journal of Business Law 2011(5), pp. 431-456.
2010
- Arsalidou, D. 2010. The banking crisis: rethinking and refining the accountability of bank directors. Journal of Business Law 4, pp. 284-310.
2009
- Arsalidou, D. 2009. Litigation culture and the new statutory derivative claim. The Company Lawyer 30(7), pp. 205-210.
2007
- Arsalidou, D. 2007. Shareholder primacy in cl.173 of the Company Law Bill 2006. The Company Lawyer 28(3), pp. 67-69.
- Arsalidou, D. 2007. The withdrawal of the operation and financial review in the Companies Bill 2006: Progression or regression?. The Company Lawyer 28(5), pp. 131-134.
2006
- Arsalidou, D. 2006. Cyprus: present problems and prospects for the future. In: Parry, R. and Gromek Broc, K. eds. Corporate rescue: An overview of recent developments (2nd ed.). Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, pp. 41-56.
- Arsalidou, D. 2006. Stakeholders, directors' duties and the Company Law Reform Bill 2005. International and Comparative Corporate Law Journal 5(2), pp. 1-20.
2005
- Arsalidou, D. and Wang, M. 2005. Difficulties with enforcing Western standards of corporate governance in Asia. European Business Law Review 16(2), pp. 329-340.
- Arsalidou, D. 2005. An examination into the recent approach of the courts in articulating a standard of care for company chairpersons in Australia. The Company Lawyer 26(5), pp. 155-160.
- Arsalidou, D. and Wang, M. 2005. The challenges with imposing the OECD disclosure requirements in East Asia. European Business Law Review 16(6), pp. 1477-1499.
2003
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. 'To be active or inactive': is this a 'new' question for company directors?. Deakin Law Review 8(2), pp. 335-348.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Objectivity versus flexibility in civil law jurisdictions and the possible introduction of the business judgment rule in English law. The Company Lawyer 24(8), pp. 228-233.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Objectivity vs flexibility in civil law jurisdictions and the possible introduction of the business judgment rule in English law. The Company Lawyer 24(8), pp. 228-233.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Opening the Door for Unsecured Creditors in Australia: The Water Wheel Holdings Collapse. Company Lawyer 24(12), pp. 373-375.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Transactions avoidance in insolvencies. Trust Law International 17(3), pp. 158-159.
2002
- Arsalidou, D. 2002. The Liability of Non-Executive Directors for Negligent Omissions: A New Approach Under Legislation?. The Company Lawyer 23(4), pp. 107-114.
- Arsalidou, D. 2002. Directors' fiduciary duties to shareholders: the Platt and Peskin cases.. Company Lawyer 23(2), pp. 61-63.
2001
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. The Impact of Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986 on the Directors' Duties to the Company. Company Lawyer 22(1), pp. 19-23.
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. The impact of section 214(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 on directors' duties. The Company Lawyer 22(1), pp. 19-23.
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. Defining unfitness in the context of the common law duties of care, skill and diligence. Disqualification Newsletter 12
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. The impact of modern influences on the traditional duties of care, skill and diligence of company directors. Studies in Comparative Corporate and Financial Law Vol. 14. The Hague: Kluwer Law International.
2000
- Arsalidou, D. 2000. England and Australia: a comparison of the duties of care, skill and diligence. Corporate Governance 4
- Arsalidou, D. 2000. The Insolvency Act 1986: The indirect effect on the standards of care, skill and diligence. Corporate Governance 5
Articles
- Arsalidou, D. 2024. Bankers bonuses: A banking regulation quandary. Journal of Business Law
- Arsalidou, D. 2022. Promoting long-term sustainable company growth through Section 172 reporting and loyalty-driven benefits. Journal of Business Law 5, pp. 390-406.
- Arsalidou, D. and Labi, C. 2021. The controversy of executive remuneration: pay ratios and other approaches. Business Law Review 42(6), pp. 291-299.
- Arsalidou, D. and Lui, A. 2018. Post-Brexit Britain and the pay culture: challenges and opportunities. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 62(2), pp. 107-125.
- Arsalidou, D. 2018. Educating bankers on law, ethics and social values: a perspective from the US, the UK and Europe. European Company and Financial Law Review 14(4), pp. 569-608. (10.1515/ecfr-2017-0026)
- Arsalidou, D. 2017. Corporate governance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis: Issues and action. Business Law Review 38(2), pp. 42-54.
- Arsalidou, D. and Kapardis, M. 2015. Weak corporate governance can lead to a county's financial catastrophe: the case of Cyprus. Journal of Business Law(4), pp. 361-382.
- Arsalidou, D. 2012. Institutional investors, behavioural economics and the concept of stewardship. Law and Financial Markets Review 6(6), pp. 410-421. (10.5235/LFMR6.6.410)
- Arsalidou, D. 2012. Shareholders and corporate scrutiny: the role of the UK Stewardship Code. European Company and Financial Law Review 9(3), pp. 342-379. (10.1515/ecfr-2012-0342)
- Arsalidou, D. 2011. The regulation of executive pay and economic theory. Journal of Business Law 2011(5), pp. 431-456.
- Arsalidou, D. 2010. The banking crisis: rethinking and refining the accountability of bank directors. Journal of Business Law 4, pp. 284-310.
- Arsalidou, D. 2009. Litigation culture and the new statutory derivative claim. The Company Lawyer 30(7), pp. 205-210.
- Arsalidou, D. 2007. Shareholder primacy in cl.173 of the Company Law Bill 2006. The Company Lawyer 28(3), pp. 67-69.
- Arsalidou, D. 2007. The withdrawal of the operation and financial review in the Companies Bill 2006: Progression or regression?. The Company Lawyer 28(5), pp. 131-134.
- Arsalidou, D. 2006. Stakeholders, directors' duties and the Company Law Reform Bill 2005. International and Comparative Corporate Law Journal 5(2), pp. 1-20.
- Arsalidou, D. and Wang, M. 2005. Difficulties with enforcing Western standards of corporate governance in Asia. European Business Law Review 16(2), pp. 329-340.
- Arsalidou, D. 2005. An examination into the recent approach of the courts in articulating a standard of care for company chairpersons in Australia. The Company Lawyer 26(5), pp. 155-160.
- Arsalidou, D. and Wang, M. 2005. The challenges with imposing the OECD disclosure requirements in East Asia. European Business Law Review 16(6), pp. 1477-1499.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. 'To be active or inactive': is this a 'new' question for company directors?. Deakin Law Review 8(2), pp. 335-348.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Objectivity versus flexibility in civil law jurisdictions and the possible introduction of the business judgment rule in English law. The Company Lawyer 24(8), pp. 228-233.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Objectivity vs flexibility in civil law jurisdictions and the possible introduction of the business judgment rule in English law. The Company Lawyer 24(8), pp. 228-233.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Opening the Door for Unsecured Creditors in Australia: The Water Wheel Holdings Collapse. Company Lawyer 24(12), pp. 373-375.
- Arsalidou, D. 2003. Transactions avoidance in insolvencies. Trust Law International 17(3), pp. 158-159.
- Arsalidou, D. 2002. The Liability of Non-Executive Directors for Negligent Omissions: A New Approach Under Legislation?. The Company Lawyer 23(4), pp. 107-114.
- Arsalidou, D. 2002. Directors' fiduciary duties to shareholders: the Platt and Peskin cases.. Company Lawyer 23(2), pp. 61-63.
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. The Impact of Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986 on the Directors' Duties to the Company. Company Lawyer 22(1), pp. 19-23.
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. The impact of section 214(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 on directors' duties. The Company Lawyer 22(1), pp. 19-23.
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. Defining unfitness in the context of the common law duties of care, skill and diligence. Disqualification Newsletter 12
- Arsalidou, D. 2000. England and Australia: a comparison of the duties of care, skill and diligence. Corporate Governance 4
- Arsalidou, D. 2000. The Insolvency Act 1986: The indirect effect on the standards of care, skill and diligence. Corporate Governance 5
Book sections
- Arsalidou, D. 2017. Multiple actors, multiple weaknesses: addressing the inherent failures of the UK corporate governance system. In: Tchotourian, I. ed. Company Law and CSR: New Legal and Economic Challenges. Brussels: Bruylant
- Arsalidou, D. 2006. Cyprus: present problems and prospects for the future. In: Parry, R. and Gromek Broc, K. eds. Corporate rescue: An overview of recent developments (2nd ed.). Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, pp. 41-56.
Books
- Arsalidou, D. 2015. Rethinking corporate governance in financial institutions. Routledge Research in Corporate Law. Abingdon and New York: Routledge.
- Arsalidou, D. 2001. The impact of modern influences on the traditional duties of care, skill and diligence of company directors. Studies in Comparative Corporate and Financial Law Vol. 14. The Hague: Kluwer Law International.
- Arsalidou, D. 2012. Shareholders and corporate scrutiny: the role of the UK Stewardship Code. European Company and Financial Law Review 9(3), pp. 342-379. (10.1515/ecfr-2012-0342)
- Arsalidou, D. 2011. The regulation of executive pay and economic theory. Journal of Business Law 2011(5), pp. 431-456.
- Arsalidou, D. 2010. The banking crisis: rethinking and refining the accountability of bank directors. Journal of Business Law 4, pp. 284-310.
- Arsalidou, D. 2009. Litigation culture and the new statutory derivative claim. The Company Lawyer 30(7), pp. 205-210.
Teaching
Module leader Company law (LL.B) and Comparative Corporate Governance (LL.M). Module Tutor in Trusts (LL.B).
Biography
Professional memberships
- Member of Cynnal Cymru-Sustain WalesSep 2011
- Member of the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association, UKSep 2010
- Member of the Global Network of Greek Lawyers (GNGL)Oct 2009
- Member of the Athens Institute for Education and ResearchOct 2006
- Member of the Society of Legal ScholarsSep 2002