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Mark Phillips KC
Position
Mark Phillips QC is Company and Insolvency Silk of the year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2018. Mark’s clients have included liquidators, directors, sportsmen, sports clubs, the Football League and the Governor of the Bank of England.
Mark is an advocate with over 30 years’ experience, 20 of which have been as Silk. He successfully represented the GT Liquidators in the Saad fraud trial that lasted for 129 days in Court over 12 months. His trial advocacy includes successfully defending the Bank of England against the claim made arising out of its regulation of BCCI (a trial that lasted 2 years). His current cases include representing Lehman US (LBHI), and the receivers of Blackpool FC.
Mark has led or appeared in several cases in the House of Lords and Supreme Court (Lehman’s Pensions appeal; Toshoku Finance, Paramount Airways, Leyland Daf, Sher v Policyholders Protection Board and Bank of England). Mark’s first appearance in the Court of Appeal was at the start of his practice in 1986 in the ground-breaking case, West Mercia Safetywear v Dodd.
Mark also has an extensive sports law practice. He was involved in the establishment of the Premier League for the “big 5 clubs” and has appeared at several disciplinary and regulatory hearings. He has appeared for Lewis Hamilton in relation to several matters including the “Ferrari Gate” hearing (that attracted the headline “QC saves Hamilton”).
Career
Called 1984; QC 1999; appointed Recorder 2000.
Memberships
International Insolvency Institute; Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (Past President); Association of Business Recovery Professionals (Fellow and past Council Member); INSOL International; INSOL Europe; Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Bristol University (1982 LLB; 1983 LLM).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Sport
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Mark Phillips KC –South Square ‘Vastly experienced, quite probably the most so in the insolvency and restructuring space. Pragmatic and no-nonsense barrister, comes to a clear view and gives advice rather than just pointing out risks.’
‘The number one set for restructuring and insolvency matters,‘ South Square has all of its members specialising within insolvency and restructuring law. Members, such as Mark Phillips KC have appeared in significant and high-profile insolvency cases in the UK, such as Sova Capital Ltd in which Phillips KC, alongside William Willson, put an investment broker focussing on the Russian markets into administration, which raised numerous complex issues from valuing claims to dealing with client claims, as well as how Moscow-listed assets would be handled by a UK company. ‘Extremely knowledgeable and unflappable‘ junior Charlotte Cooke has appeared in a number of high-profile insolvency and restructuring cases, including three times in the Supreme Court, while Felicity Toube KC has depth in experience includes acting in major insolvency cases such as Greensill and Liberty Steel. David Allison KC has developed a strong cross-border practice, handling insolvency cases in the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Hong Kong, whereas Clara Johnson is noted for her experience in bringing and defending claims brought by officer holders involving fraud and where urgent injunctive relief is required.