
Mikis Manolis
Lawyer
Phone: 604-684-2550
Email: mmanolis@bridgehouselaw.ca
Legal Assistant
Roanne Heineckie
Phone: 604-684-2550 Ext: 212
Email: rheinecke@bridgehouselaw.ca
Mikis Manolis is a litigator whose practice has touched on a wide variety of matters and business disputes, including commercial, shareholder, insurance, maritime, transportation, estate, product liability and employment matters. Mikis has acted for clients involved in a wide range of businesses and industries, including freight forwarding, maritime, aviation, insurance, construction, agribusiness, food processing, consumer products, securities, finance and real estate development. Mikis welcomes the challenge of complex matters and enjoys working with clients, locally and internationally, to develop and implement efficient and effective legal strategies.
Publications, Papers and Presentations
Co-presenter, The Contract of Purchase and Sale, Residential Real Estate Conference 2024, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, December 5, 2024.
Co-Author, “Taxation and Ship Management: A Canadian Case Study” in Proshanto K. Mukherjee (ed.), Maritime Law in Motion (London: Springer Verlag, 2020).
Co-Author, “Third Party Claims” in Multi-Party Litigation 2014 (Vancouver, B.C.: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, May 2014). Paper presented at the Continuing Legal Education Society’s Multi-Party Litigation seminar, May 9, 2014.
Author, “The ‘International’ Aspect of the Conflict of Laws: Definitions, Perspectives and Regimes” in Maximo Mejia, Jr. (ed.), Selected Issues in Maritime Law and Policy: Liber Amicorum Proshanto K. Mukherjee (Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science, 2013).
Author, “Challenging Jurisdiction – Tools, Strategies and Judicial Discretion: Canadian and European Considerations”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel in Whistler, British Columbia, August 1, 2012.
Co-Author, “Warranties, Express and Implied: The Sales of Goods Act and Consumer Protection Legislation” in Product Liability 2010 (Vancouver, B.C.: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, September 2010). Paper presented at the Continuing Legal Education Society’s Product Liability seminar, September 24, 2010.
Co-Author, “The Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens: Canada and the United States Compared” (2009), (60)1 FDCC Quarterly 3.
Co-Author, “Why are We Here? Jurisdiction Simpliciter and Forum non Conveniens”. Paper presented at the Canadian Defence Lawyers, The Big Bang – Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 4-5, 2009.
Co-Author, “Unlawful acts and the carriage of goods by sea: liabilities, defences, and legal implications” in Maximo Mejia, Jr. and Jinjing Xu (eds.), Coastal zone piracy and other unlawful acts at sea (Malmö: WMU Publications, 2007). Paper presented at the International Symposium on Coastal Zone Piracy in Malmö, Sweden, November 13-15, 2006.
Author, Report from the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Working Group III (Transport Law), 18th Session, Vienna, November 6-17, 2006 for the Canadian Maritime Law Association.
Co-Author, “Potential consequences of imprecise security assessments” in Detlef Nielsen (ed.), Maritime Security and MET (Southampton: WIT Press, 2005).
Author, “Severance Pay and Maritime Liens – A Case Comment” (2003) 3(6) Fisherman Life 20.
Author, “Environmental Protection and Oil and Gas Production in the Nova Scotia Offshore: A Guidelines Approach to Operational Discharges” (2002), 40(2) Alberta Law Review 347.
Co-Author, “The Rights of Maritime Claimants in Bankruptcy” (2002), 85(2) Harbour and Shipping 4.
Co-Author, “Equitable Jurisdiction in Bankruptcy” in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Practice (Vancouver, B.C.: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, May 2002).
Mikis enjoys playing hockey and soccer and occasional trips to the ski hill.
Practice Areas
Bar Admission
British Columbia Bar in 2002
Education
Ph.D. University of Wales and the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden (International Commercial and Maritime Law)
LL.B., Dalhousie University (Certificates in Marine and Environmental Law)
M.A., Dalhousie University
B.A., University of British Columbia