Philip Ruttley

Philip Ruttley (born 1954)[1] is a leading Anglo-Swiss[2] lawyer and published expert in European Union competition (anti-trust) law and international trade law. He has been described as "one of Europe's foremost maritime competition experts".[3]

Biography

Philip Ruttley (b. Philippe Grin[4]) was born in Zurich in 1954[1] and is descended from the Huguenot Abolitionist Comte Guillaume de Félice and 18th century philosopher Comte Fortunato de Félice.[1] He is also related to Mme de Staël, the 19th century literary figure, and Henri Guisan, the commander of the Swiss armed forces during WWII. He was educated at Harrow School in London,[1] Oxford University (where he was an entrance History scholar, graduating with first class honors in 1976), University of Florence and City University[5] (where he obtained a diploma in Law). He was called to the English Bar in 1980[6] (Inner Temple) and admitted as a Solicitor in 1992.[5] After practicing EC law in London and Brussels, he served as a United Nations legal advisor in Rome,[7] and then as an EC Advisor to the UK Government's Treasury Solicitor's Department.

He is currently a partner and Head of the EU and Competition Law Department of the international City firm of Ince & Co.[8] He has appeared in many cases before the European Court of Justice and has been involved in several WTO dispute settlement proceedings.

In 2008, Ruttley acted for the consumer group "Which?" in the first ever[9] European consumer group action against a cartel. A defendant, JJB Sports[10] agreed to pay compensation for its role in price-fixing, as investigated by the UK Government's Office of Fair Trading.[11] The case resulted in fines of up to £17m[12] for the cartel.

He has published widely on EC and World Trade Organization issues. He was secretary and founder of the European Maritime Law Organization, and was also secretary of the World Trade Law Association[13][14] from 1997 to 2003.

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lundy, Darryl. "Philippe de Félice Grin-Ruttley". The Peerage. Lundy Consulting Ltd. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  2. "Swiss lawyer rolls with the punches". The Law Society Gazette. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  3. "Ruttley Moves On". Lloyd’s List. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-12-15. (subscription required (help)).
  4. (PDF) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/47246/pages/7669/page.pdf. Retrieved July 19, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 1 2 "Speaker Philippe Ruttley". Alliances, Joint Ventures and Partnerships Conference 24th-25th November 2012, Istanbul. Reed Business Information Ltd. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  6. The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union - Anthony Pagden - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  7. "On the move . . .". The Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  8. "Philippe Ruttley joins Ince & Co". LloydsList. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
  9. "Class actions will make claims easier". The Law Society Gazette. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  10. "A touch of class". The Law Society Gazette. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  11. 1 2 "Lawyer of the Week: Philippe Ruttley". International and UK Law. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  12. "Replica shirts representative action settles out-of-court". Solicitors Journal. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  13. 11 December 1996 (1996-12-11). "Euro law expert Ruttley joins Garretts | News". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  14. "United Nations sets up legal aid panels to give advice on global trade disputes". The Law Society Gazette. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  15. Tsang, Linda (January 22, 2008). "Lawyer of the Week: Philippe Ruttley". The Times. Retrieved 2014-06-28. (subscription required (help)).
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