LCI Law

Managing Partners: Antonis Lagadianos, Evangelos Catsambas and George Iatridis

Senior Partners: David Morriss and Neil Henderson

Number of partners: 5

Number of other fee-earners: 5

International Offices: Dionysou 2, Kifissia, Athens 14562, Greece; 3 Lloyd's Avenue, London EC3N 3DS, United Kingdom

LCI Law (UK) LLP, based in London, serves as LCI Law's UK hub for maritime and commercial law, founded by Antonis Lagadianos, Evangelos Catsambas and George Iatridis, who along with David Morriss bring around 120 years of experience from leading international firms. The partnership includes partner/barrister Neil Henderson, who brings with him over 20 years of practice as a barrister, as well as a senior position at a leading International Group P&I Club.

Specialising in shipping disputes and contractual work, including ship casualties, the London office's fee earning partners, David Morriss and Neil Henderson offer the firm's clients practical, high-value legal advice and case-handling/support in English-law matters, supported by the firm's Athens-based linked office for multi-jurisdictional cases.

The firm's partners and fee-earners work for clients all over the world, focusing on maritime disputes and non-contentious consultancy work, charterparties, bills of lading, shipbuilding contracts, MOAs, marine insurance, and international trade in London arbitration (LMAA, LCIA) and the English High Court.

Recent significant works include:

• Emeraldian v Wellmix (The Vine) – reported case for owner client’s successful US$5 million demurrage claim, clarifying force majeure clauses, performance guarantees, and safe port warranties. David Morriss
• Caresse Navigation v Office National de l'Electricite (The Channel Ranger) – successful anti-suit injunction in Commercial Court and Court of Appeal, clarifying incorporation of charterparty jurisdiction clauses into bills of lading. David Morriss
• The MTM Hong Kong – reported judgment on demurrage time bars; successful appeal under s. 69 Arbitration Act 1996. David Morriss
• Nawany v Bank of Baroda – reported case on US$16 million loan facility claims, involving stay of English proceedings in favour of Indian ones under SARFAESI Act. David Morriss
• Arbitration under sale contract with US$4.3 million claims/counterclaims; client fully successful before tribunal chaired by Sir Bernard Eder. David Morriss
• London arbitration claiming US$1.4 million freight and demurrage from Indian shipper; successful on jurisdiction and substantive claims, incorporating charterparty demurrage into bill of lading. David Morriss
• The Joker [2021] and The Bulk Poland [2021] – both anti-suit injunctions. Neil Henderson (as instructed counsel)
• The November [2020] – dispute over the effect of a shiprepairer’s lien. Neil Henderson (as instructed counsel)
• The Bao Yue [2016] – owners’ obligations when cargo is not collected at the discharge port. Neil Henderson (as instructed counsel)
• The Adventure [2015] – demurrage documents to be submitted under the BPVoy4 form. Neil Henderson(as instructed counsel)
• The Sanko Mineral [2014] – intersection between cross-border insolvency and the Admiralty in rem jurisdiction. Neil Henderson (as instructed counsel)
• The Eems Solar [2013] – the effect of the incorporation of clause 5 of the Gencon c/p into a bill of lading. Neil Henderson (as instructed counsel)

LCI Law (UK) LLP practises internationally under the jurisdictions of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society of England & Wales.

Offices

• LCI Law (UK) LLP, 3 Lloyd's Avenue, London EC3N 3DS, United Kingdom
• (Overseas linked office) Lagadianos Iatridis Catsambas Law Firm trading as LCI Law, Dionysou 2, Kifissia, Athens 14562, Greece