Hogarth Chambers

Barrister at Hogarth Chambers. Called in 1998 and is also called to the bar in Ireland (2012), California (2002) and District of Columbia (2014)

Phillip began his legal career as a criminal barrister prosecuting and defending in the higher and lower courts.

He then joined the government legal service where he was a legal adviser to the Intellectual Property Office between 2003 and 2007 during which time he implemented various Treaties and Directives and he also drafted a lot of intellectual property legislation, including the Registered Designs Rules 2006 and the Patents Rules 2007.

He returned to private practice in 2007 and subsequently entered academia. He is currently a (full) Professor of Law at King’s College London and his reputation has led him to be invited around the world to speak on intellectual property law, and to appear on the BBC, ITV, RTE and Times Radio discussing legal matters as well as being quoted in the New York Time and the Washington Post.

Phillip has been an Appointed Person hearing appeals from the registry under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Registered Designs Act 1949 since 2015, and he is also on the WIPO List of Neutrals.

Intellectual Property Bar Association American Bar Association, including Intellectual Property Section Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Associate Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) British Literary and Artistic Copyright Society

LLB (Hons), Durham University LLM, University of London (Queen Mary) PhD (Law), University of London (Queen Mary) PG.Dip Int Arb, Queen Mary, University of London D.Lit, Durham University

Phillip is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. He is registered with the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales (Bar Ref: 38823).

Phillip is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. He is registered with the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales (Bar Ref: 38823).

He has professional indemnity insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF Ref: 8459/03). Please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the world-wide cover provided, and the BMIF’s contact details.

He is able to take instructions under the Bar Direct Access rules. He is also a member of the Irish Bar (Library Number: 112911) and holds insurance provided by AON (Policy Number 01ZPI5007629). He is also admitted as an Attorney in California (No: 220553) and the District of Columbia (No: 1019571). In relation to U.S. law, he only offers advice on intellectual property and related matters and only to the extent which it is covered by the BMIF.