Philippa Whipple

Dame Philippa Jane Edwards Whipple, DBE (born 7 May 1966) is a British judge, former barrister, and former solicitor. Since October 2015, she has been a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[1]

Early life

Whipple was born in or near Aldershot, England[2] on 7 May 1966 to John Braham Scott Edwards and Veronica Mary Edwards.[3] She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot, and then earned a bachelor's degree in Law from Oxford University (Merton College).[4][5]

Career

Whipple began her legal career as a solicitor, admitted in 1991.[3] She was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1994.[3] She was appointed as a Recorder, in 2005.[4][5] On 22 March 2010, she was made a Queen's Counsel (QC).[6]

In May 2015 Scotland's Lord President declined to permit Whipple to address a Scottish court on behalf of a client in respect of a tax matter. It was confirmed that a suitably qualified advocate from any other EU state would have been entitled to address a Scottish court. The English exception arose because the (originally Scots) Secretary of State for Scotland in London had still not incorporated the necessary legislation into English law.[7] Shortly after this, on 1 October 2015, Whipple was appointed a Justice of the High Court in London.[4][8]

Honours

On 3 November 2015, Whipple was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).[9] She is an honorary fellow of Merton College, Oxford.[10]

References
  1. "The Hon Mrs Justice Whipple". Masters of the Bench. Middle Temple. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. 'WHIPPLE, Hon. Dame Philippa Jane Edwards', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 2 July 2017
  4. "Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | Mrs Justice Philippa Whipple DBE". Judiciary.gov.uk. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "> 1 CROWN OFFICE ROW (Chambers of Philip Havers QC) > London, ENGLAND > Lawyer profiles > Philippa Whipple QC". The Legal 500. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. "Crown Office". The London Gazette (59372). 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  7. James Dennison (22 May 2015). "Top Scottish judge refuses to hear English QC". Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. "No. 61371". The London Gazette. 5 October 2015. p. 18578.
  9. "No. 61406". The London Gazette. 10 November 2015. p. 22094.
  10. Honorary Fellow. "The Hon Dame Philippa Whipple". Merton.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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