Philip Ruttley (born 1954)[1] is an 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

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Philip Ruttley (b. Philippe Grin[4]) was born in Zürich in 1954[1] and is descended from the Huguenot Abolitionist Guillaume de Félice and 18th century philosopher Fortunato de Felice.[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 honours 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 practising 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 has appeared in many cases before the European Court of Justice and has been involved in several WTO dispute settlement proceedings.[citation needed]

In 2008, Ruttley acted for the consumer group "Which?" in the first ever[8] European consumer group action against a cartel. A defendant, JJB Sports[9] agreed to pay compensation for its role in price-fixing, as investigated by the UK Government's Office of Fair Trading.[10] The case resulted in fines of up to £17m[11] 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[12][13] from 1997 to 2003.

Awards

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Select bibliography

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Books

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  • The WTO and International Trade Regulation (Cameron May 1998) Co-author and editor with Iain MacVay and Carol George
  • The Impact of the WTO on International Trade (Cameron May 1998) Co-author and editor with Iain MacVay
  • Liberalisation and Protectionism in the World Trading System (Cameron May 1999) Co-author and editor with Iain MacVay and Ahmad Masa'deh
  • Due Process in WTO Dispute Settlement (Cameron May 2001) Co-author and editor with Iain MacVay and Marc Weisberger

Contributed chapters

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  • The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union (ed Pagden, Cambridge Univ Press, 2002) " The long road to unity: the contribution of law to the process of European integration, 1945–1995"
  • The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic and Political Analysis, (eds Macrory, Appleton and Plummer) Kluwer 2005, chapter on "The WTO Agreement in European Community Law: status, effect and enforcement" with Marc Weisberger
  • Bernstein's Handbook of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice (4th ed), Sweet & Maxwell, [2003] chapter on Dispute Resolution in WTO law
  • A Handbook of World Trade: ICC, 2004 chapters on "Anti-dumping regulations and practices" (with particular reference to EU law), 105, "Mechanism for regulating environmental Barriers to Trade within the WTO" (with Marc Weisberger and Fiona Mucklow), "Resolving trade disputes in the WTO" (with Marc Weisberger), "Private party enforcement of WTO law in the EC legal context" (with Marc Weisberger)
  • Shawcross & Beaumont: Air Law (multi-author survey): co-editor with Solange Leandro, of Division X: "Competition/EU" (2012)

Articles

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  • Classification of Goods under the EEC Common Customs Tariff, New Law Journal, [1985] 181
  • International Shipping and EEC Competition Law [1991] European Competition Law Review, 5
  • The Consortia Block Exemption European Transport Law Review [1993], 487
  • Les transports multimodaux à l'épreuve des règles communautaires de la concurrence Le Droit Maritime Français, [1995], 868
  • Les accords de consortia: le nouveau régime communautaire, Journal de la Marine Marchande [1995], p. 1857
  • Seaports and EC law: a survey of current developments European Transport Law Review, [1995] 821
  • EC Competition Law and Shipping Lloyd's Shipping Economist, 1995
  • Aspects juridiques de la concurrence maritime par Garifalia Athanassiou (review article in Le Droit Maritime Français, [1996], 575
  • EC Competition Law in Cyberspace: an overview of recent developments, European Competition Law Review [1998] 186
  • A new regime for International Financial Services: the WTO Agreement on Financial Services Journal of International Banking Law, [1998] 22
  • The direct effect of WTO Agreements in EC Law, International Trade Law Quarterly, [1998], 5
  • The WTO Financial Services Agreement Journal of International Financial Markets, [1999] 109
  • Liner Conferences: a survey of recent developments in EC competition law, Il Diritto Marittimo [2000 79]
  • Law on troubled waters: recent developments in EC maritime competition law, Shipping & Transport Lawyer, [2003] 31
  • Stormy Skies Ahead: The New EC Regulation Against Unfair Pricing in the Aviation Sector International Trade Law and Regulation [2005], 33

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lundy, Darryl. "Philippe de Félice Grin-Ruttley". The Peerage. Lundy Consulting Ltd. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Swiss lawyer rolls with the punches". The Law Society Gazette. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Ruttley Moves On". Lloyd's List. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. ^ Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Speaker Philippe Ruttley". Alliances, Joint Ventures and Partnerships Conference 24th–25th November 2012, Istanbul. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. ^ Pagden, Anthony; Hamilton, Lee H. (4 April 2002). The Idea of Europe: From Antiquity to the European Union – Anthony Pagden – Google Books. ISBN 9780521795524. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  7. ^ "On the move . . ". The Law Society Gazette. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Class actions will make claims easier". The Law Society Gazette. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  9. ^ "A touch of class". The Law Society Gazette. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b Tsang, Linda (22 January 2008). "Lawyer of the Week: Philippe Ruttley". Times Newspapers Limited. The Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Replica shirts representative action settles out-of-court". Solicitors Journal. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Euro law expert Ruttley joins Garretts". The Lawyer. 11 December 1996. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  13. ^ "United Nations sets up legal aid panels to give advice on global trade disputes". The Law Society Gazette. 7 September 2001. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  14. ^ Tsang, Linda (22 January 2008). "Lawyer of the Week: Philippe Ruttley". The Times. Retrieved 28 June 2014.