Philip Rutter > Bishop & Sewell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bishop & Sewell LLP
59-60 RUSSELL SQUARE
LONDON
WC1B 4HP
England

Work Department

Family & Divorce

Position

Partner and Joint Head of the Family & Divorce team

Career

Philip is a specialist family lawyer. He has significant experience in claims for financial provision on divorce, pre and post-nuptial agreements, civil partnership dissolution, and cohabitation agreements and disputes. He has expertise in dealing with children cases, including residence and contact disputes.

Many of his cases have an international dimension and he is a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

Philip has been involved in a number of leading family law cases during his career and has been recognised in legal directories including Chambers and Legal 500 where he has been described as “a great pragmatist” and “sagacious”.

Memberships

  • The Law Society
  • Resolution
  • International Academy of Family Lawyers

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Family

Philip Rutter leads the department at Bishop & Sewell LLP, which advises clients on both financial and children matters, as well as on pre and post-nuptial agreements. Some of these cases involve substantial wealth with complex business arrangements, trust elements, and international assets. David Hodgson joined Russells Solicitors in October 2022.