Profession

Barrister, English Bar, called 1986

Advocate, Cyprus Bar, admitted 1987

Experience

Marion joined the firm in 2001 and became a partner in 2003. Prior to joining the firm she practiced as an advocate in Cyprus during 1987-1992 and gained wide experience in general litigation predominantly in relation to commercial law, admiralty, banking and criminal law cases, having made appearances before District Courts, the Supreme Court in its original and appellate jurisdiction and Assize Courts.

From January 1993 to May 2001 she served as a District Court Judge dealing with cases in both civil and criminal jurisdiction. She was twice elected as the Secretary of the Cyprus Judges Association and served from that position for three years. She was appointed by the Supreme Court of Cyprus and represented the Cyprus judiciary at two conferences of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) and once again appointed by the Supreme Court of Cyprus as a speaker at a Judge’s conference organised by the Supreme Court of Cyprus.

In June 2001, she joined Chrysses Demetriades & Co. LLC and since then she has been involved in a wide range of ship and project finance work. Marion has considerable experience in drafting and negotiating loan/credit/facility agreements and security documents in financing transactions and is frequently instructed to act as the Cyprus correspondent lawyer on matters of Cyprus law by foreign law firms. Marion has acted on behalf of a number of leading financing banks and financial institutions and major shipowners and ship managers world-wide and is noted in a number of reputable international Directories and Guides for lawyers and consultants as a specialist in her field.

Professional Experience

Advocate, P.L. Cacoyannis & Co. Law Office    

District Court Judge, Republic of Cyprus        

Associate, Chrysses Demetriades and Co. LLC      

Partner, Chrysses Demetriades & Co. LLC                  

1987 - 1992

1993 - 2001

2001 - 2002

Since   2003

Education

B.A. (Law), University of Kent at Canterbury      

LLM (Commercial Law), Cambridge University  

Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law  

1984

1985

1986

Publications

Co-author of the section concerning the laws of Cyprus in "The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Commodities and Trade Law 2006", Global Legal Group.

Languages

Greek and English