Ray Luukas, a Chartered Engineer with a First Class Certificate of Competency and a First Class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, joined Brookes Bell in 1992 and has been a partner since 1997.

He became Managing Partner in 2007 and Senior Partner in 2010. Before joining the company, Ray was at sea over a 14 year period serving on a variety of ships in all ranks up to and including Chief Engineer. He also carried out superintendency duties, including dockings and sale and purchase inspections. Since joining the company he has worked on various ship types, including high speed craft, and casualties, including stranding and salvage, fires, hull and machinery related matters and repair disputes. He has attended court and arbitration as an expert witness.