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Kate Phillips

Senior Associate
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Kate joined MFB in 2024, having spent 6 years at a specialist maritime and commercial firm in the City of London.

Kate qualified as a solicitor in 2021, and has experience in handling a broad range of shipping disputes, with a particular focus on charterparty disputes (bareboat, time and voyage) and disputes arising under sale contracts and bills of lading. Some areas of knowledge include off-hire, underperformance, cancellation/repudiation, laytime and demurrage, cargo claims and bunker quality disputes.

Kate has acted for clients in London and International arbitrations under LMAA, LCIA and SCMA rules.

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12/08/2026

London Arbitration 12/26: Swift Victory on VEGOILVOY Liberty Clauses with Partial Final Award 8 Days After the Constitution of the Tribunal

In a recent LMAA arbitration, MFB successfully represented Owners in obtaining a Partial Final Award only 8 days after the constitution of the T...

12/08/2026

Unsafe port claims - A guide developed in collaboration with The Swedish Club

If a ship suffers damage, delay or exceptional expense at a port to which it was ordered by charterers, owners may have a claim against chartere...