Philip heads the private client immigration team at Penningtons and focuses on complex personal immigration matters, especially for high net worth individuals. He has more than 20 years' specialist experience of immigration and nationality law, advising clients on all aspects of immigration to the UK and British citizenship.
He has developed a reputation as the UK's leading immigration lawyer advising investors and entrepreneurs on their visa applications as well as investment professionals on eligible investment products. He also has expertise in human rights cases and those involving EU law and regularly handles appeals. He has been a special adviser to the House of Lords on immigration legislation and continues to be involved with senior officials in the UK Border Agency on immigration policy development.
Philip speaks regularly at conferences and also teaches immigration law to other practitioners. He is recommended by The Legal 500, where he is described as being 'proactive and imaginative', and Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession, where he is noted as being 'charismatic' and 'clever' and 'a sought after name'.