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Provided by Philippa Webb
Practice Areas
Philippa’s practice covers all aspects of public international law. She acts for states and private entities in domestic and international courts on a wide range of issues. These include state and diplomatic immunities, territorial and maritime boundaries, treaty obligations, law of the sea, state responsibility, human rights, humanitarian law, law of international organisations and international criminal law.
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UK Bar
Philippa Webb acts for States and non-governmental bodies, advising on a wide range of PIL issues including State and diplomatic immunities, as well as maritime, boundary and treaty disputes. She is a professor of public international law at King's College London.
Philippa Webb of Twenty Essex is lauded amongst international lawyers for her work in matters concerning state and diplomatic immunities. In addition to her considerable academic output, she has acted in important cases arising in numerous jurisdictions and involving issues of genocide, human trafficking and state surveillance.
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Provided by Chambers
"Philippa Webb is a truly outstanding barrister."
"Dr Webb is a superlative lawyer. She's brilliant and collegial, with a superb depth of knowledge in PIL. Her oral submissions never fail to inspire."
"She is, in my opinion, the best of her generation (and probably well beyond) when it comes to public international law matters."
"Philippa is one of the PIL stars at the Bar. She is an absolute go-to barrister when it comes to any questions relating to immunities and operates at silk level."
"Philippa is someone in whom you have absolute confidence. She knows the answers to any thorny and complex questions."
"Philippa Webb is a truly outstanding barrister."
"Dr Webb is a superlative lawyer. She's brilliant and collegial, with a superb depth of knowledge in PIL. Her oral submissions never fail to inspire."
"She is, in my opinion, the best of her generation (and probably well beyond) when it comes to public international law matters."
"Philippa is one of the PIL stars at the Bar. She is an absolute go-to barrister when it comes to any questions relating to immunities and operates at silk level."
"Philippa is someone in whom you have absolute confidence. She knows the answers to any thorny and complex questions."
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