Ilias 
IOANNOU

 
University of London 
Visiting Scholar

FULL BIOGRAPHY

Contact

i.ioannou@qmul.ac.uk

In Residence

17 April 2023 to 13 May 2023

Mr Ilias Ioannou is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, and is a Visiting Lecturer at the School of Law, King’s College London. He is a recipient of a LISS DTP Collaborative (CASE) Studentship. He holds degrees from Democritus University of Thrace (LLB), University of Athens (LLM), King’s College London (LLM) and Queen Mary University of London (MRes) and is admitted to the Athens Bar. Previously, he was a visiting scholar at the Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome. You may view his professional profile here.

Presentations

  • ‘Governance of Digital Platforms in Seaborne Trade: The dual role of rulebooks’, contribution as a speaker, 7th Annual Conference on the Future of Commercial Contract in scholarship and law reform, The London Centre for Commercial and Financial Law (21 October 2022).
  • ‘Governance of Digital Platforms in Seaborne Trade: Platform Rulebooks as Relational Contracts’, contribution as a speaker, 12th Annual Maritime Law and Policy Postgraduate Research Conference, City Law School, City, University of London (27 May 2022)
  • ‘Relational Networks in International Trade Platforms’, contribution as a speaker, 11th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference: Strengthening Global Governance through International Law, Cambridge (26-27 March 2022)

Publications

  • I Ioannou,  ‘Is Enabling Legislation Sufficient to Promote the Uptake of Electronic Paperless Trading Systems?’ (2023). NUS Centre for Maritime Law Working Paper 23/04 http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4485633
  • I Ioannou and G Demirel, ‘Blockchain and Supply Chain Finance: A Critical Literature Review at the Intersection of Operations, Finance, and Law’ (2022) 6 Journal of Banking and Financial Technology (2022) 83-107
  • I Ioannou, ‘Legal Regulation of Virtual Currencies: Illicit Activities and Current Developments in the Realm of Payment Systems’ (2020) 11 King’s St Law Rev 26–53
  • Blockchain
  • Shipping Law
  • FinTech

Research Project

Is legal recognition sufficient to promote the uptake of electronic paperless trading systems?

During this visit, Ilias will research the missing factors for the uptake of electronic paperless trading systems.