Philip is a disputes and legal risk management lawyer. He is also global co-head of the shipping group. He has wide experience of the shipping and offshore energy sectors together with marine insurance and general commercial disputes and has taken matters to the English High Court, international and domestic arbitrations and mediation. Philip has represented ship owners during investigations by coast guard, police and accident investigation authorities and has represented clients at Coroner's Inquests.

He advises ship owners and operators, banks, insurers and energy companies on the legal, commercial and environmental risks of owning, and operating ships, including pollution risks, and undertakes non-contentious contractual work such as long term charterparties, shipbuilding contracts and MoAs. He has advised extensively on legal risk management for LNG tank ship owners and financiers and for marine risks of floating offshore production and storage. Philip has been worked on shipping insolvencies for administrators and liquidators and in disputes relating to debt and the financing of assets.

Philip has been advising on the challenge of decarbonisation facing the industry including the inclusion of shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

Fredrik Warneryd is the Chief Executive for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, one of the largest and most active foreign chambers in the UK. Prior to joining the Chamber, Fredrik held many leading positions in the City of London. With more than 25 years of experience within the Nordic teams of French Banque Paribas, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, UBS and Credit Suisse, he has earned extensive knowledge and expertise in both the UK and Nordic markets.