# Phytos Poetis

Phytos Poetis is an international lawyer.

## History

Phytos Poetis studied law in London, England, and was called to the English Bar in 1961 by the "Honorable Society of the Middle Temple (Barrister-at-Law)". Since then, he has been involved in the theory and practice of international contracts law.
He continued his law studies in Germany at the University of Hamburg and at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and Private International Law. In 1965, he earned the title of "Doctor of Laws," under the guidance of Konrad Zweigert, Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and Private International Law, and Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, with a comparative international law doctoral thesis (in German) entitled: "Defects of Consent in the International Contract Law of Germany, Switzerland, Greece, England and the United States of America".
From 1975 to 1980, in addition to practicing law, he served as commercial management, legal advisor, and member of the corporate administration of "Coutinho Caro + Co" in Hamburg, a worldwide turnkey contractor. His responsibilities included the negotiation, drafting, and implementation of contracts involving the delivery and installation of industrial plants and high-rise buildings.
In 1980, he was made a "Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators" by its president, Lord Donaldson, "Master of the Rolls ", based on his thesis, "The Powers of the Engineer in Settlement of Disputes under the FIDIC-Conditions". This was subsequently published in "Arbitration", the Official Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, in the "Quantity Surveyor", and in the "Yearbook on International Arbitration".
Since 1965, he has been the legal adviser to the German Embassy.
In 1975, he was accredited as an Official Interpreter and Translator to the Government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg for German-English-Greek.
In 1994, he extended his practice into the field of Intellectual Property (IP), working as a European Patent Attorney for numerous international companies.
Poetis was awarded the title of Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998, a position he actively held until 2002.
In 2003, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for achievements in law.

## Honors and awards

* Modern Greek Literature Prize
* Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
* Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
* Legal Adviser to the German Embassy
* Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
* Founder Member of the London Court of International Arbitration European Users’ Council
* Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association

## Selected publications and lectures

* Die Anknüpfung der Willensmängel im Internationalen Vertragsrecht Deutschlands, der Schweiz, Griechenlands, Englands und der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (Defects of Consent in the International Contract Law of Germany, Switzerland, Greece, England and the United States of America), Hamburg 1965
* About Legal Systems in General and the Law of Cyprus in Particular, Lecture before ΕΦΣΑ, Scientific and Philosophical Society of Famagusta, 1966
* Reformation of the Judiciary, A Comparative Study, Lecture before ΕΦΣΑ, Scientific and Philosophical Society of Famagusta, 1967
* Powers of the Engineer in Settlement of Disputes under the FIDIC-Conditions, published in: the Arbitration, the Quantity Surveyor and the Yearbook on International Arbitration, London 1980
* Die 20 wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten zum Immobilienerwerb in Zypern (The 20 Most Important Questions and Answers Regarding the Purchase of Immovables in Cyprus), published in: Investmentguide EU-Osterweiterung, Zürich, 2004