London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
Other key lawyer1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers' Chambers 'An advocate of the strongest kind.'
No5 Barristers' Chambers
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Philip Rule KC
No5 Barristers' Chambers, London
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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, discrimination, criminal appeals and criminal trials concerning fatalities. Also conducts civil cases involving fundamental rights, employment, civil fraud or misconduct, 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.
Mentions
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Administrative law and human rights
Other key lawyer1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Philip’s advocacy is truly compelling. He is fearless and leaves no stone unturned for the client.’
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Crime (general and fraud)
Other key lawyer1Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Philip is an incredibly hardworking barrister. His written and oral advocacy is always clear and effective. In particular, his written advocacy never fails to be comprehensive and to take every point which has a reasonable prospect of being argued. Philip is able to distil really complex legal issues to be directly relevant to the facts of an individual case.'
London Bar
Immigration (including business immigration)
Leading silk2Philip Rule KC – No5 Barristers Chambers ‘Philip is astonishingly bright, with exceptional attention to detail, is able to understand complex points immediately and has a commanding presence in court.‘