Mark Phillips, K.C.

Bio:

Mark Phillips KC is an experienced Silk. His clients have included the Governor of the Bank of
England, UEFA and the Football League as well as liquidators, directors, sportsmen and premier
sports clubs and he was named as Company/Insolvency Silk of the Year by Chambers and Partners in
2018.

In his autobiography “Calling the shots” David Dein, formerly the Vice Chairman of Arsenal, says of
Mark “We retained the brilliant Mark Phillips QC. He really does have two brains! (As already
mentioned, he went on to play a significant part in the legalities when we formed the Premier
League.)”

Mark operates at the highest level and has over thirty years winning complex cases in the highest
courts. His 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. Subsequently, he has led or has appeared in
many cases in the House of Lords and Supreme Court including the Lehman’s Pensions appeal,
Toshoku Finance, Paramount Airways, Leyland Daf, Sher v Policyholders Protection Board and Three
Rivers District Council v the Governor and Company of the Bank of England.
Mark is especially well known for his tenacity in cross examination and resilience during long trials.
He successfully defended the Bank of England in a two-year trial against the claim made arising out
of its regulation of BCCI and defended the GT Liquidators in the Saad fraud trial that lasted for 129
days in Court over 12 months.