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Dear President, We are just informed that Mr. António Silva Henriques Gaspar has been elected President of the Supreme Court of Portugal and that Mr. Demetrios Hadjihambis has been appointed President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus. A biography of President Hadjihambis is attached. Yours sincerely, Madame, Monsieur le premier président, Nous venons d’être informés de ce que M. António Silva Henriques Gaspar a été élu président de la Cour suprême du Portugal et que M. Demetrios Hadjihambis a été nommé président de la Cour suprême de Chypre. Nous vous prions de trouver en pièce jointe une notice biographique de M. le président Demetrios Hadjihambis. Veuillez croire, Madame, Monsieur le premier président, à l'expression de notre haute considération. Jean-Jacques Arnaldez Réseau des Présidents des Cours suprêmes judiciaires de l'Union européenne Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union Carré St Germain, 5 quai de l'Horloge 75055 Paris cedex 01 TSA 79201 +33(0)1 43 26 18 12 Mr. Justice Demetrios Hadjihambis Born in Famagusta on 16.11.1946. Graduating from Famagusta Gymnasium, he studied law at Exeter University (LLB), graduating with first class honours and being awarded the Bracton prize for the best graduate, the Lloyd Parry prize in Constitutional Law and the Sir Archibald Bodkin prize in Criminal Law. He served as editor of Bracton Law Journal, the University law magazine, and let the University team at the National Mooting Competition. He is honorary President of the University Debating Society. He proceeded to Cambridge University, Jesus College, where he was awarded a Ph.D. for his thesis “Liability for Torts in Angloamerican Conflict of Laws”, prepared under the supervision of Professor Kurt Lipstein. Returning to Cyprus, he practiced law at Famagusta and then at Nicosia. He was Lecturer-in-Law at Exeter University from 1974 until 1979. On 15.1.1982 he was appointed District Judge at the District Court of Limassol, subsequently serving at the District Court of Larnaca-Famagusta (1987). On 18.5.1992 he was appointed Senior District Judge and on 9.1.1995 he was appointed President of District Court, serving as Administrative President at the District Court of Paphos and at the District Court of Nicosia (1996) and as President of the Assize Court (1997). On 15.03.1999 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court succeeding Judge Chrysostomis. On 18.6.2013 he was appointed President of the Supreme Court succeeding President Artemis. He served as ad hoc Judge of the European Court of Human Rights. General Secretary (1981-1997 and 2011-today) and Chairman (1997-2011) of the “Evagoras” Athletic Association of Famagusta. With an interest for literature, he has published his translations from English into Greek : “Rupert Brooke, selection from the Poems and Letters” (1980), “Oscar Wilde, selection and adaptation from Dorian Gray” (2007), “Omar Khayam, selection and adaptation from the Quatrains” (2009) and “The Colden Sayings, The Pythagorean Philosophy of Life” (2013), as well as his own poems “100 Love Couplets written in the Cypriot Dialect” (2011). He researched and wrote “The Supreme Court of Cyprus and its Judges” published by the Supreme Court in 2010. In 2012 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Honorary LLD) from the University of Exeter. __________________________