Nicos Pavlides studied Economics and then Law at the University of Sydney. After two years work for the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions in Sydney, he became a Chevening scholar for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, and studied at the London School of Economics and the University College of London from where he obtained a Master of Laws degree. His postgraduate studies focused on International Finance Law, Banking Law and Competition Law. During his studies in London he was also working on a part time basis for the Crown Prosecution Service, principally on cases of economic crime. He returned to Cyprus in 2003, and in 2004 he joined the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) legal department. His duties at the CySEC included the provision of legal advice on supervision and regulation of the securities market, on the investigation of possible breaches of the securities laws and enforcement measures, as well as advising on the reform and development of the securities regulatory regime (as for example in the area of anti-money laundering legislation). 

Since 2008, Nicos Pavlides holds the position of Legal, Compliance and Secretarial Manager of SFS Group. In addition, he is the Group Compliance Officer for the listed company SFS Group. His other duties include the provision of legal advice and opinions to the companies of SFS Group and legal support to the departments on various capital markets and company laws issues, as for e.g. compliance matters for the investment firm of SFS Group, client agreements, legal aspects of prospectuses for listing of securities and information memorandums for shipping funds.