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John C. Kyriakou is a senior lawyer at the Supreme Court of Greece with extensive experience in shipping and commercial law disputes, finance and property matters, both as a litigator and as a counsel. 

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He is a graduate of the Law School of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’s degree in Shipping Law from University College London (UCL). John is a member of the Piraeus Bar Association.

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Throughout his years of experience John has covered most of shipping areas. Indicatively, he possesses vast experience in charterparty and bill of lading disputes, marine insurance liability, cargo and crew claims. His expertise includes advising and handling in Court disputes on salvage, collisions, general average, personal injuries and casualties issues; advising claimants and defendants in court involving shipowners, charterers, underwriters and banks; acting as legal counsel in enforcement, security measures and arrest proceedings in shipping and commercial law disputes; acting for insurance companies as claimants or defendants in commercial law cases; consulting on shipping matters and acting for P and I Clubs, insurance institutions  and London shipping law solicitors. 

John has acted from time to time for known shipowners, such as Potamianos, Panagopoulos, Peraticos, insurance and reinsurance companies such as Lloyds and Willis Faber, London shipping law solicitors such as Richards Butler (now Reed Smith), Hill Dickinson, Homan, Fenwick and Willan, Inc and Co, Clyde and Co, Freeman, Wilde Sapte, Middleton Potts, Elborne Mitchell, P and I Clubs such as the UK Club, London Club, North of England, West of England, banks such as Fortis Bank (now ABN AMRO), RBS, Bank of America, United Bank and shipyards namely Hellenic Shipyards, Elefsis Shipyards and Neorion Shipyards. 

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