Senior Lecturer in Law
I joined the School of Law in September 2011 as a Senior Lecturer after having obtained my PhD in Financial Law at the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. I am currently teaching Company Law (LLB) and Corporate Governance (LLM).
Qualifications
- LLB in Law - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- LLM in International Business Law - University College London
- PhD in EU Financial Law - University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Qualified Advocate - Athens Bar
Teaching Expertise
- Company Law
- Corporate Governance
- Dissertation
- Comparative Contract Law
- Comparative Business Law
- Commercial Law: Negotiable Instruments
- Introduction to French Law
Research Interests
- Financial and company law, with particular emphasis on EU, French and UK financial law
- Comparative company law
- Regulation of financial markets and securities regulation in a European and International context
Research Supervision
I am happy to consider supervising students in any of my research interest areas, and in particular on the following topics:
- EU regulation of financial markets
- EU harmonisation of company law
- EU harmonisation of financial and non-financial reporting of listed companies
- Corporate and financial crimes and new ways of achieving the appropriate deterrent effect
- Comparative corporate governance
- CEO remuneration practices
- The relationship between sustainable development and listed companies
Research Projects
- PhD "The transparency of listed companies in EU Law", defended in 2010 at the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), received the PhD award Prix Solennel André Isoré from the Chancellery of Parisian Universities as well as a Special Grant by the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation
- Recent academic and research work addresses issues related to the supervision of Credit Rating Agencies by the ESMA, the European developments in CEO remuneration, the financial penalties imposed by the French FSA (AMF) and the debate between Soft law and Hard Law in the regulation of financial markets
External Roles
- Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
- Member of the European and Comparative Law Research Center (CEJEC)
- Editor of a bimonthly presentation of the latest developments in international and EU Securities Law in the leading French review for financial law Bulletin Joly Bourse
Previous Roles
- Module Lecturer in Comparative Business Law (2009 – 2010), Instructor in Comparative Private Law (2008 – 2010) and Lecturer and Researcher in Private Law (2006 – 2008) at the University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France
Publications
Books
- K. Sergakis, La transparence des sociétés cotées en droit européen, 612 pp., Bibliothèque de l'Institut de Recherche Juridique de la Sorbonne (IRJS Éditions), (forthcoming, 2012)
Journal/Periodical Articles
- K. Sergakis, “ Le renforcement des pouvoirs des autorités compétentes”, in J.-J. Daigre (sous la dir.), “ Dossier: Les enjeux de la réforme de la directive Abus de marché ”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 March 2012, pp. 118-122.
- K. Sergakis, “Un dilemme européen désormais critique: les rémunérations des dirigeants entre discretion et visibilité”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 February 2012, pp. 84-87.
- K. Sergakis, “Stockage des informations réglementées à l’échelle européenne: études et propositions”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 January 2012, pp. 22-26.
- K. Sergakis, “La transparence des sociétés cotées en droit européen”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 October 2011, pp. 568-569
- K. Sergakis, “Règlement (UE) n° 513/2011: l’avancée de l’Esma vers la « maturité régulatrice » face aux agences de notation”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 September 2011, pp. 491-494
- K. Sergakis, “L’ESMA consulte sur le régime de prospectus suite à la demande d’avis technique de la part de la Commission européenne”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 June 2011, n° 6, pp. 365-368
- K. Sergakis, “Note sous décision de la Commission des sanctions du 18 novembre 2010 à l’égard de MM. Pascal Koskas, Abel Sberro, X, Olivier Hoën, Arnaud Bezzina, Patrice Bourgeois, Y et Z”, Bull. Joly Bourse, 1 April 2011, n° 4, pp. 246-252
- K. Sergakis, “Note sous décision de la Commission des sanctions du 7 octobre 2010 à l’égard de la société X (anciennement dénommée Y), de M.A et de M.B”, Les Petites Affiches, 7 March 2011, n° 46, pp. 6-20
Forthcoming Publications and Work in Progress
- K. Sergakis, “Non-financial information: the continuing challenge for EU financial law”
- K. Sergakis, “CEO Remuneration: comparative study and possible evolution in EU law”
Contact Details
T: +44 (0)1582 743880
E: konstantinos.sergakis@beds.ac.uk
