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Dr Marios Koutsias

Senior Lecturer
糖心Vlog Law School
Dr Marios Koutsias
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    4SB.4.10, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Wednesday 11:00-12:00

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Biography

Marios Koutsias is a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. After his LLB, he completed an LLM in European Community Law at the 糖心Vlog and an MA in Politics at Kings College, London. He practiced as a lawyer on Greek Law and European Union Law both in Thessaloniki, Greece and in Brussels at the offices of the European Commission. He is a qualified lawyer and member of the Thessaloniki Bar Association, Greece. He was awarded his PhD entitled Consumer Protection and Global Trade in the Digital Environment: The Case of Data Protection with an AHRC scholarship by the 糖心Vlog. He is now a Lecturer in EU Commercial Law at the 糖心Vlog after having been employed as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary College, London for three years where he participated in major research projects. He has co-authored three books entitled Company Law in the New Europe by Edward Elgar Publishers, The Nature of Corporate Governance: The Significance of National Cultural Identity by Edward Elgar Publishers and he is the co-author of one of the leading textbooks in the field of company law (Company Law by Palgrave with Professor Janet Dine); he is a Specialist Contributor to Gore Brown on EU Company Law publications.

Qualifications

  • LLB Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

  • LLM in EU Law, 糖心Vlog

  • MA in Politics and International Relations, King's College, London

  • PhD in Law, 糖心Vlog

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Company Law

Corporate Governance

Comparative Company Law

European Union Law with a special emphasis on the Internal Market

Privacy and Data Protection

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Company Law (LW225)

  • Law of the European Union (LW302)

  • Final Year Research Project (LW304)

  • Introduction to the Law of the European Union (LW430)

  • Industry Placement (LW811)

  • Data Protection Law in the Digital Age (LW656)

Previous supervision

Christina Gkampitsaki
Christina Gkampitsaki
Thesis title: A Platonian Approach to Shareholder Derivative Claim: Rationale for Legislative Reforms in Cyprus with Lessons From England and Germany
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/1/2024
Tioluwani Comfort Tioluwani
Tioluwani Comfort Tioluwani
Thesis title: Towards a Stakeholder Model for Institutional Voids: Integrating Host Communities in the Corporate Governance System of Nigerian Mining Companies.
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 13/12/2023
Anna Cheimonidou
Anna Cheimonidou
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/3/2021
Mariam Adebola Akinbade
Mariam Adebola Akinbade
Thesis title: Towards a Reformed Governance in Nigeria: A Critique of the Shortcomings of the Current Corporate Governance Regime and Proposals for its Reform, Drawing From the UK and the US Corporate Governance Models and the Oecd Principles.
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 9/11/2020
Moses Peace Richard
Moses Peace Richard
Thesis title: An Analysis of the Structural Failings of Corporate Governance in Nigeria: The UK Companies Act and US Sarbanes Oxley Act as Models for Reform of the Regulatory Framework of Corporate Governance Under the Nigerian Companies Act and Governance Code
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 13/2/2017
Mohammed Saeed M Alyazidi
Mohammed Saeed M Alyazidi
Thesis title: The Social and Environmental Responsibilities of EU Multinational Corporations in Saudi Arabia: A Critique of the Saudi National Law and a Proposal for a New Legislative Framework
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 9/12/2016
Georgios Zouridakis
Georgios Zouridakis
Thesis title: The Introduction of the Derivative Action Into the Greek Law on Public Limited Companies as a Means of Shareholder Protection. a Comparative Analysis of the British, German and Greek Law
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 1/7/2016

Publications

Journal articles (9)

Koutsias, M., (2025). . European Business Law Review. 36 (1), 103-132

Koutsias, M. and Dine, J., (2019). . European Business Law Review. 30 (1), 149-182

Koutsias, M., (2019). . European Business Law Review. 30 (6), 881-908

Koutsias, M., (2017). . Business Law Review. 38 (4), 136-146

Koutsias, M., (2017). . International Company and Commercial Law Review. 28 (6), 217-233

Koutsias, M., (2015). . European Company Law. 12 (5), 223-233

Koutsias, M. and Willett, C., (2012). . Erasmus Law Review. 5 (4), 237-251

Koutsias, M., (2012). . International Trade Law and Regulation. 2

Koutsias, M., (2012). . Computer and Telecommunications Law Review. 8

Books (5)

Koutsias, M. and Dine, J., (2020). . Red Globe Press. 978-1352010008

Dine, J. and Koutsias, M., (2014). . Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230362079

Dine, J. and Koutsias, M., (2013). . Edward Elgar. 9781845427009

Dine, J. and Koutsias, M., (2009). . Palgrave Macmillan. 1352010003. 9780230579149

Dine, J., Koutsias, M. and Blecher, M., (2007). Company law in the New Europe: The EU acquis, comparative methodology and model law

Book chapters (3)

Koutsias, M., (2016). . Editors: du Marais, B. and Marrani, D., . Intersentia. 9781780682983

Koutsias, M., (2015). . In: Research Handbook on EU Private International Law. Edward Elgar Publishing. 344- 378. 9781781954546

Koutsias, M. and Willett, C., (2014). . In: The European Unfair Commercial Practices Directive Impact, Enforcement Strategies and National Legal Systems. Editors: van Boom, W., Garde, A. and Akseli, O., . Ashgate. 21- 44. 978-1-4724-2340-5

Reports and Papers (1)

Dine, J. and Koutsias, M., (2013). Chapter 1: The Nature of Corporate Governance: The Significance of National Cultural Identity

Other (1)

Stout, LA., Rob茅, J-P., Ireland, P., Deakin, S., Greenfield, K., Johnston, A., Schepel, H., Blair, MM., Talbot, LE., Dignam, AJ., Dine, J., Millon, D., Sj氓fjell, B., Villiers, C., Williams, CA., Koutsias, M., Pendleton, A., Davis, GF., Galanis, M., Chandler, D., Keay, AR., Moore, MT., Du Plessis, JJ., Bather, AJ., Lefler, BL., Bradshaw, C., Bruner, CM., Joo, TW., Greenwood, DJH., Clarke, T., Johnson, L., Mulazzi, F., Lipton, M., Liao, C., Johnson, R., Beck, A., Markel, G., Currie, W., Partnoy, F., Peklar, LF., da Silveira, ADM., Sitbon, O., Gonz谩lez-Cant贸n, C., Chanteau, J-P., Donaggio, ARF., Esser, I-M., North, G., Gramitto Ricci, SA., Tomasic, R., Pillay, RG., O'Kelly, C., Keating, C., Willmott, HC., Veldman, J. and Morrow, P., (2016).The Modern Corporation Statement on Company Law

Grants and funding

2019

Mondaq KTP 2

Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)

Contact

mkouts@essex.ac.uk

Location:

4SB.4.10, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Wednesday 11:00-12:00

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