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Philip Coppel QC

Date of call: 1994 Lincoln's Inn
Year of silk: 2009

Philip Coppel is an experienced trial lawyer with a broad practice covering all aspects of public and commercial law. He came to the English Bar in 1994, having spent 3 years in the commercial litigation department of a large firm of City Solicitors. He previously practised in Australia.

Coppel's public law practice includes judicial review and tribunal work, planning and environmental law, excise and revenue matters. Within local government law, his practice includes highways, elections and rating disputes.

Philip Coppel regularly acts for and against public authorities, including Central Government departments and bodies, local authorities and statutory agencies.

Further details of the cases in which Mr Coppel has appeared can be found by the following link "more cases..." under the heading "Cases of note" (to the right of the screen).

Mr Coppel has published extensively. His Information Rights, the third edition of which was published by Hart Publishing in 2010, gives an authoritative analysis of all rights of access to government-held information in the United Kingdom. Mr Coppel has also contributed to several volumes of Atkins' Court Forms, including those dealing with evidence, elections and economic torts (the last forthcoming).

AFFILIATIONS
ALBA
COMBAR
PEBA

OTHER BARS
Admitted in various jurisdictions in Australia

EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Australian National University
LL.B Australian National University

SCHOLARSHIPS & PRIZES
Supreme Court Prize 1984

DIRECTORY ENTRIES
Chambers & Partners, 2010:
Recommended junior in Administrative & Public Law: "clients were massively impressed with (him)... a sound level-headed practitioner who has a busy practice" (2008) and "very strong academic background... thoroughness and subtlety in his skeleton arguments coupled with awesome firepower once on his feet" (2009) and "a tenacious and committed advocate with a strong academic pedigree " (2010); Local Government Law; Planning Law: "a high profile Court of Appeal and High Court Advocate" (2008) and "tenacious barrister with a strong presence" (2009).