
Evangelos Catsambas
About
Provided by Evangelos Catsambas
Practice Areas
Admiralty, Harbour, Marine, Maritime, Port, Seaport, Shipping, Terminal, Transport, Charterparty, Shipbuilding, Bill of Lading, Cargo Sale
Career
Evangelos is one of the three founding partners of LCI Law, and practices English-law shipping dispute resolution.
He has 24 years of experience practicing shipping dispute resolution at three international law firms as a partner, before starting LCI Law.
Evangelos works for shipowners, P&I Clubs, hull & machinery insurers, charterers and cargo traders in ship casualty disputes and contract disputes arising under charterparties, bills of lading, shipbuilding contracts, ship sale contracts, marine insurance contracts and cargo sale contracts – in London arbitration, the English High Court and alternative dispute resolution.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of England & Wales
Piraeus Bar Association
Work Highlights
Evangelos is ranked in Band 2 by Chambers Europe, which notes his expertise in maritime disputes including cargo claims and vessel underperformance disputes, quoting him as being "always available even at a short notice, proactive in protecting the clients' interests and with attention to detail". He is also listed as a key lawyer for Shipping Litigation in Greece by the Legal 500, which quoted him in 2017 as being “incredibly bright and flexible”.
Industry Sector Expertise
The Eleni P – a reported High Court decision concerning when the time charterer does/does not pay hire follow seizure and detention of the vessel by pirates.
The Star Polaris – a reported High Court decision concerning whether lost profit can be claimed as a ‘consequential loss’ under a shipbuilding contract.
Acting for a shipowner in a multi-million dispute with the cargo owners following a ship casualty concerning the recoverability of losses in general average and calculation of the ship’s contributory value.
Involved with a series of O.W. Bunker cases resulting in The Res Cogitans test case going to the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2016.
Languages Spoken
Evangelos is fluent in English and Greek.
Publications
Use of ‘subjects’ when negotiating charterparties – mind your language! - https://lci.law/blog/use-of-subjects-when-negotiating-charterparties-mind-your-language/
Limiting Liability for Cargo Claims - Bad News for Carriers - https://lci.law/blog/limiting-liability-for-cargo-claims-bad-news-for-carriers/
Bliss for owners of voyage-chartered ships? - https://lci.law/blog/bliss-for-owners-of-voyage-chartered-ships/
No choice when offered reasonably satisfactory security under the ASG 2 Collision Jurisdiction Agreement - https://lci.law/blog/no-choice-when-offered-reasonably-satisfactory-security-under-the-asg-2-collision-jurisdictionbragreement/
Issues that may arise in General Average disputes - https://lci.law/blog/issues-that-may-arise-in-general-average-disputes/
Divine ruling on the effect of currents in underperformance claims - https://lci.law/blog/divine-ruling-on-the-effect-of-currents-in-underperformance-claims/
Covid-19 disputes under shipping contracts - https://lci.law/blog/covid-19-disputes-under-shipping-contracts/
Education
University of Southampton
LL.B (2:1)
1992 - 1995
University of Southampton
LL.M, Shipping and Trade Law
1995 - 1996
Campion School Athens
A-Levels - Economics, History and Pure & Applied Mathematics (3 A's)
1990 - 1992
The College of Law. Guildford
Legal Practice Course
1997 - 1998
Awards
Band 2
Chambers Europe
2023
Chambers Review
Global
Evangelos Catsambas represents ship owners and management companies on maritime law matters ranging from grounding disputes to unsafe port claims and second-hand vessel purchases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Evangelos Catsambas is an expert in maritime disputes and is commercially minded and flexible, with attention to detail."
"Evangelos Catsambas is very analytical, knowledgeable and well organised."
"Evangelos Catsambas is an expert in maritime disputes and is commercially minded and flexible, with attention to detail."
"Evangelos Catsambas is very analytical, knowledgeable and well organised."
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Key Sectors
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Maritime / Shipping
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Insurance
Transport
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