Nevil Phillips

at Quadrant Chambers

Speaker

Nevil Phillips is among the most highly-regarded advocates at the Commercial Bar. He has consistently been listed for many years as a first-ranked Leading Junior in Shipping, Commodities, and Trade & Customs by The Legal 500, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers UK, Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal, and Best Lawyers where he has been variously cited as:

“Absolutely top-notch”

“User-friendly, innovative, proactive, and the best advocate money can buy.”

"Excellent. Extremely approachable and very bright"

"an outstanding advocate, incredibly fast thinking and a real problem solver"

Nevil was the winner of the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Award for Shipping Junior of the Year 2017, was shortlisted for that award in 2016, was shortlisted for the Legal 500 award for the Leading Shipping Junior of 2017, and was Acquisition International's "Best Shipping Barrister – UK" in their 2015 Legal Awards.

Nevil's practice envelops all aspects of commercial and shipping advisory and advocacy work, encompassing the broadest spectrum of contractual, international trade, commodities, shipping, maritime, energy, insurance, reinsurance, banking, and jurisdictional disputes and associated areas and remedies. He appears regularly in commercial arbitration (both domestic and international), the Commercial Court, and the appellate courts.

Much of Nevil’s practice involves him leading a team, very often against Silks. He is especially well-regarded for his skills as a subtle cross-examiner, especially of experts.

Nevil also has substantial experience as an arbitrator, and has also given expert evidence on English law to courts in other jurisdictions.