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Philip Rule KC
Position
Barrister – King’s Counsel. Undertaking a variety of areas of work, but a particular public law, inquests, regulatory and criminal law specialist. Specialist in judicial review, human rights and civil liberties, detention, criminal appeals and criminal trials concerning fatalities. Also conducts civil cases involving fundamental rights and regulatory issues.
Career
Admitted to appear in Turks & Caicos Islands 2021
Called to the Bar of the Cayman Islands 2017.
Legal Aid Barrister of the Year 2017 (awarded by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group).
Head of the Public Law Group
Appointed to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission Panel of preferred counsel 2019
HSE, CQC, Env. Agency, et al, Regulatory Counsel panel appointee
Direct Access qualified 2011
Pupil supervisor 2010
Admitted to International Criminal Court’s list of assistants to counsel at the Hague; CPS specialist fraud panel; CPS specialist serious crime group panel; CPS prosecution advocates list for London, South East and Western Circuits; appointed to Attorney-General’s Unified List of Prosecution Advocates.
Called to the Bar of England & Wales 2001 Lincolns Inn.
Memberships
Human Rights Lawyers’ Association Executive Committee
Administrative Law Bar Association
Criminal Bar Association
Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association
Education
Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Vocational Course); City University (2001 DpL); University of Southampton (2000 LLB Hons); Berkhamsted Collegiate School. Lincoln’s Inn Walter Wigglesworth QC Scholarship 2001; Southampton University Internal Debating Competition Prize 2000; The Swords Prize 2000 (best undergraduate dissertation in law at Southampton) 1999; Lincoln’s Inn Hardwicke Scholar.
Leisure
Supporter of Saracens rugby club. Plays squash and enjoys walking in the countryside.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Philip knows the facts of his cases inside out and is always able to answer the opponent’s arguments.’
No5 Barristers’ Chambers includes members who have extensive experience in representing individuals, governmental bodies, and local authorities in a wide range of public law matters involving discrimination, human rights, immigration and social housing. Nabila Mallick acted for the claimant in Amin Abdo v SSHD, concerning if hotel accommodation is suitable for pregnant asylum seekers. Philip Rule KC, who is notable for his track record in prison law, was appointed silk in March 2023.
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Philip has a good ability to engage with the issues. He is alive to the weaknesses and addresses them with the client, and while when dealing with opponents, his argument is well formulated and often novel.’
London Bar > Crime
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Philip is reliable, approachable, has a good rapport with clients, obtains positive outcomes and receives subsequent requests for representation by returning clients.’
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Philip has a great mind and is one of the best in the field. He presents very detailed arguments and forensic dismantling of witnesses on the stand is his particular strength, including professional and expert witnesses where needed.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘He has encyclopaedic knowledge of this field of law. Very tenacious, with a good tactical approach.’