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Kate Phillips

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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.

Contact Details

E: KPhillips@m-f-b.co.uk T: 020 7330 8037

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11/03/2026

New Court of Appeal maritime collision decision – KIVELI c/w AFINA I – Appeal dismissed

Monford Management Ltd (the owners of the KIVELI) v Afina Navigation Limited (the owners of the AFINA I) [2026] EWCA Civ 251

27/02/2026

Still Making Waves: Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Fraud, and the Mortgagee’s Interest Insurance Policy

The Commercial Court Decision in Oceanus Capital SARL v Lloyd’s Insurance Company SA (Re M/V Vyssos) [2025] EWHC 3293 (Comm)

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