Philip has appeared in various proceedings before the English courts in disputes concerning the application of the protections provided by British law in favor of workers employed outside England and Wales.
Philip successfully represented one of the applicants in the important previous Lawson c. Serco, Botham c. Ministry of Defense, Crofts c. Veta (2006), who established the principles for the determination of the territorial scope of the right not to be dismissed without a justified reason, a right carried by the Employment Rights Act of 1996. He recently represented the applicants in the discrimination dispute Ministry of Defense c. Wallis (2011).
Philip represented a workers’ union in the URTU case (2013), where the application of European law on timetable and work breaks was in question, and he successfully assisted an employer in Hasan c. Shell International Shipping (2014), where it was discussed whether the European legislation on discrimination at work was also applied in relation to seafarers employed on ships bearing the flag of third States.
Philip has acquired specific competences in relation to jurisdiction and applicable law, international public law and European law in the field of labor law.
Philip has provided consultancy and professional activity in relation to the following work areas:
- judgments regarding the territorial field of application of the English legislation for work abroad
- disputes over the application of the rules relating to the international jurisdiction of the British Labor Court
- contractual disputes before the British Labor Court
- disputes relating to seafarers and aviation personnel
- disputes against foreign embassies
- judgments against international organizations