About Philip Shepherd KC

Philip Shepherd KC has appeared as leading counsel in most of the aviation cases and arbitrations of significance of the past 20 years. Legal directories highlight Philip’s strong advocacy skills, which sets him apart from his peers, he is described as “the consummate courtroom advocate”. Philip’s aviation practice includes disputes relating to operating and finance leases, sale and purchase agreements, aviation related contracts, insurance, product liability and class actions. Philip has decades of experience in litigation arising from air accidents. He is currently instructed on behalf of the claimants in their claim arising from the fatal helicopter crash at Leicester City Football Ground in 2018. Other current cases include being instructed as an English law expert in relation to litigation in the United States regarding insured losses to aircraft damaged, destroyed or missing in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine and acting for a leading carrier regarding EU/US sanctions against an ultimate Russian beneficial owner.