Christos Georgiades & Associates LLC

03/08/2026

Join us on 10 October 2026 at Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, Venice, for an engaging panel discussion exploring how AI is transforming arbitral award drafting while preserving the core values of human judgment, independence, and procedural fairness.

Co-organised by Resolve Academy, ICAI, CaseLens, and MA'AT Partners Law & Arbitration, this session brings together leading arbitration practitioners, academics, and legal technology experts for an insightful conversation on the future of dispute resolution.

📍 Venice, Italy
🗓️ 10 October 2026
🕟 16:30–17:30

23/07/2026

Black Cube 21/07/26

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2026/940.htm

2. In the present case the claimants employed a company called Black Cube, a private investigation firm staffed by former Israeli intelligence officers, to target in a covert sting operation the solicitor at the defendants' solicitors who had the conduct of the defendants' case. By pretending to be a potential new client, a Black Cube operative fraudulently induced the solicitor to attend meetings in Amsterdam, at which the solicitor was induced to reveal sensitive information about the case, including the impact of freezing orders which the claimants had obtained, perceived weaknesses in the defendants' case, litigation strategy and settlement strategy. The meetings were secretly recorded and the recordings were provided to the claimants.
3. This was done without the knowledge of the claimants' then solicitors... When they were told about it, … refused to look at the video files or listen to the audio files. That resulted in them being sacked and the claimants' current solicitors and counsel being instructed. The new solicitors, …, issued an application for summary judgment, exhibiting the covertly obtained recordings. The defendants' response was to apply to strike out the claim on the ground that the Black Cube sting operation was an abuse of process.
79. For all these reasons I have no doubt that the claimants abused the process of the court. It was a very serious abuse. To obtain privileged information by suborning the other side's solicitor by deception is a form of corruption, just as it was 'clearly corrupt behaviour' to obtain and retain the other side's internal legal documents in ... The Deputy Judge's characterisation of the claimants' conduct as 'an affront to justice and inimical to the fundamental norms and values of civil litigation in this jurisdiction' … was fully justified.
112. A 'privilege hunting' operation such as occurred in this case should have no place in litigation in the courts of England and Wales. Such litigation may be hard fought, but it must be fought fairly in accordance with the substantive and procedural rules which are designed to ensure a just result. Although I have reached no final decision whether the conduct of Black Cube amounted to the commission of a criminal offence under English law…, it is clear that this conduct was a serious abuse of the process of the court for which the claimants are responsible. Solicitors in other cases who are presented by clients with the fruits of such 'privilege hunting' operations will need to consider carefully, not only their professional responsibilities, but also the possibility that by making use of such material they may be encouraging, or assisting their clients to benefit from, the commission of criminal offences.

20/07/2026

📣 MEET THE FACULTY |
Mastering International Arbitration: Theory, Practice, and Strategy
Organized by Resolve Academy in collaboration with the University of Bologna Summer School on Cross-border Litigation and International Arbitration

Agis Georgiades is an advocate, barrister, arbitrator and mediator. He is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, the Bar of England and Wales, and is also a registered practitioner in the DIFC Courts.
He is based in Nicosia and is a Partner and Head of International Disputes at CGA, focusing on complex international dispute resolution, including arbitration and litigation before local and international tribunals, in Cyprus and abroad.
As counsel, he has had a broad commercial and international practice since 2005. Agis has argued international commercial, construction, corporate (including corporate fraud), energy, IP and investment cases before arbitral tribunals and courts. He has extensive experience in interim injunctions and other emergency proceedings of all types. He also appears frequently before the Tenders Review Authority in relation to large procurement projects. He regularly acts for and against states and state entities.
Agis is listed as an arbitrator by several institutions, including DIAC, CAMC, BVI IAC, CAfA, ArbCEE, JCAA, RAA, UAA, APIAC, HKIAC and SCCA; and is also listed for Bilateral Disputes in relation to the EU’s Trade Agreements with Third Countries. As an arbitrator, he has wide experience in commercial, construction and corporate disputes.
Agis was a Member of the LCIA Court (2020-2025). He is an Ambassador of VIAC, a Fellow of the CIArb, and an Accredited Mediator. Since 2026, he has been a member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law.

📢 Registrations for the Autumn Cohort 2026 are now open!

Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 15, 2026

📅 Final Registration Deadline: October 1, 2026

📍 Venice, Italy | October 9–11, 2026

🔗 Registration link: https://lnkd.in/dyURgx4J
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Michele Angelo Lupoi | Tatevik S. Karapetyan, PhD | Meline Nurijanyan |Davit Khachatryan |Marlena Harutyunyan |

18/07/2026

📌 A heartfelt thank you to our Supporting Organisation CGA for supporting .

Following the success of our previous edition, we are delighted to return to Venice, Italy, for the second consecutive year. The Autumn Cohort 2026 will bring together judges, advocates, academics, and dispute resolution professionals from different jurisdictions for an intensive learning and networking experience focused on the evolving landscape of international arbitration and dispute resolution.

The program is organized by Resolve Academy in collaboration with the University of Bologna Summer School on Cross-border Litigation and International Arbitration

Agis Georgiades | Michele Angelo Lupoi |Tatevik S. Karapetyan, PhD | Meline Nurijanyan

10/07/2026

30/06/2026

25/06/2026

Our School would like to express its sincere gratitude to everyone who supported this year's Student Award Ceremony. Thank you for recognising and celebrating with us the outstanding academic achievements of our students and for helping us promote the values of excellence, hard work, and commitment that lie at the heart of our academic community.
Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος Λευκωσίας/Nicosia Bar Association,
Harris Kyriakides Nicolas Kyriakides
LLPO Law Firm, Christos Ioannides
Christos Georgiades & Associates LLC Agis Georgiades,
STI Taxand,
CHRYSSAFINIS & POLYVIOU LLC,
EmilianidesKatsaros LLC,
Andreas Christou,
Galaxy Bookshop Ltd,
SOLONEION BOOK CENTRE-ΣΟΛΩΝΕΙΟΝ ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ,
Cyprus Security and Defence Agency,
Zenox Public Affairs,
Εκδόσεις Hippasus,
Tassos Papadopoulos Centre of Studies,
Institute of Glafcos Clerides Χάρης Γεωργιάδης - Harris Georgiades,
CARDET,
Romanian Embassy in Cyprus,
Institute of Studies for Politics and Democracy,
Society of Historical Studies Emilios Solomou,
Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs,
The Cyprus Review

22/06/2026

20/04/2026

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📣 MEET THE FACULTY | Mastering International Arbitration: Theory, Practice, and Strategy Organized by Resolve Academy in collaboration with Patrikios Legal and Cyprus Arbitration Day Agis Georgiades is an advocate, barrister, arbitrator and mediator. He is a member of the Cyprus ...