Emile Yusupoff

Emile has experience of a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration, both domestic and international.

Emile’s cases have included:

Acting for the claimant/respondent in resisting an application to set aside default judgment in a banking dispute which involved allegations of dishonesty against a background of previous fraudulent conduct.

An Abu Dhabi seated arbitration concerning a pipeline construction dispute.

Professional negligence claims against accountants and solicitors.

A dispute over whether a sale of goods contract was validly terminated for breach of an exclusivity provision.

A claim for rectification of a hire agreement for mistake.

A dispute over an agreement for services relating to a fashion auction.

Acting for Amazon in several disputes with sellers on their marketplace.

An insolvency matter, involving a debt pursued against a director and a company.

An intellectual property dispute.

Various company director disputes.

Various claims for defective building works

The core of Emile’s practice is shipping and international trade work. He is regularly instructed in disputes and in an advisory capacity. He has been involved in a range of charterparty and cargo disputes, as well as other maritime matters. Outside of contentious work, he is assisting with the development of the “Blue Visby Solution”, an innovative maritime decarbonisation project utilising new technology and multi-lateral contracts, he was part of the editorial team of Volume 3 of Atkin’s Court Forms, and has spoken at international conferences on maritime law.

Emile’s cases have included:

Part of the respondent team on a nine-figure arbitral dispute concerning four linked COAs. The case raised issues including on mistake and rectification, contractual construction, illegality, and jurisdiction

Successfully seeking leave to appeal under s.69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in respect of an award regarding a dispute under the Inter-Club Agreement.

A dispute concerning a vessel refusing to call at a Venezuelan port due to war risks and sanctions.

Acting for the Defendant in an ongoing personal injury claim regarding an accident on a sailing boat.

A dispute concerning whether a FOB contract was validly terminated for breach of a sanctions clause.

An advice to a local authority regarding navigation rights on a river.

An advice regarding a naval architect’s employment contract and restrictive covenants therein.

An advice concerning whether a port was rendered unsafe by extreme weather conditions that caused extensive damage to a vessel.

An insurance dispute concerning the wreckage of a barge.

Various charterparty disputes arising from: conditions precedent; quarantines; vessel repairs following re-delivery; cargo damaging vessels; off-spec bunkers; wrongful arrest; off-hire clauses; demurrage claims; and bunker adjustment factor claims.

Various cargo claims arising from shortage, delay, and damage.

Advising in relation to a time bar issue and potential remedies under section 12 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

Emile has worked on matters involving civil fraud and asset tracing. These include a crypto-currency case, where Emile successfully applied for a freezing injunction, and a multijurisdictional dispute concerning the conversion of oil, where Emile advised on issues including forum non conveniens and the corporate veil.

Emile has worked on a range of property and chancery disputes, in court and in mediation, involving matters including conversion claims, service charge disputes, probate disputes, and rights of way.