Emmanuel Michelakakis-Howe is a Barrister based in our London office.

Before training as a barrister with a leading commercial set, Emmanuel was the Director of Operations and General Counsel of an international cruise line and was elected to the Board of Directors of a leading P&I Club.

In those roles, he experienced everything from spending a month at a dry dock overseeing a vessel’s cost-casualty repairs and investigations to negotiating corporate finance transactions, ship sales and charterparties.

Emmanuel understands the challenges his clients face and the importance of finding actionable solutions tailored to their business needs. He has acted for owners, charterers and cargo interests on a broad range of disputes including war-risks disputes in Ukraine and the Red Sea, complex demurrage claims and fuel quality claims.

Emmanuel qualified as a barrister in England and Wales in 2022.

He obtained an MA(Hons) from the University of St Andrews and a LLB from the University of London.

Emmanuel Michelakakis-Howe works in English and Greek.

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Highlights of Emmanuel’s work include the following:

  • Acting for Owners in a two-day LMAA arbitration arising out of war-risks in Ukraine involving the application of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in The Polar.
  • Successfully resisting a jurisdictional challenge in the context of an LMAA arbitration.
  • Advising on and acting in a range of applications for anti-suit injunctions brought in the High Court in London.

Professional Experience

  • Barrister, Lamb Chambers (2023-Present)
  • Pupil Barrister, Quadrant Chambers (2022-2023)
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Global Maritime Group/ Cruise & Maritime Voyages (2019-2020)
  • Director of Operations, Global Maritime Group/ Cruise & Maritime Voyages (2018-2020)
  • General Counsel, Global Maritime Group/ Cruise & Maritime Voyages (2015-2020)
  • Claims Handler, Global Maritime Group/ Cruise & Maritime Voyages (2014-2015)

Education

  • The Inns of Court College of Advocacy (2021-2022)
  • LLB, University of London (2018-2021)
  • MA International Relations, University of St Andrews (2009-2013)