Position

His practice comprises multi-jurisdictional commercial contractual disputes for corporations and governments of high-value and often of considerable reputation risk and/or with significant political and/or economic implication. Currently representing Malaysian offshore companies in an arbitration under the Rules of LCIA, acting for a Nigerian Bank in the Chancery Division, acting for a Respondent NGO in proceedings by multiple claimants in East Africa including formulating and drafting arbitration clauses to meet potential jurisdictional objections under municipal law, acting for an Asian investor seeking to recover proceeds of investment in a proposed PPP in a West Africa state, and acting for an Asian Government to set aside an arbitral award. Phillip is currently sitting as a sole arbitrator in contractual disputes in Kenya under the Rules of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and in London under the LCIA Rules. He is recently accredited to UNCITRAL and with his interest in ISDS is recently designated by the Chairman of ICSID to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators. Recognised in Chambers & Partners 2016 as a Foreign Expert (Uganda and Kenya) in disputes with an East African connection.  

Education

Vanderbilt University (BA 1985); University of Leeds (1988 LLB (Hons)); University of London (2003, Dip ICA); chartered arbitrator.