Philip Hinks

Call: 2008

Education: LLB (Bristol), BCL

Languages: Fluent in French

Email: hinks@11sb.com

Tel: 020 7831 6381 (485#)

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Chris Chiles

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Philip Hinks Profile 

Philip studied Law & French at the University of Bristol and l'Université de Poitiers.  He took the BCL at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, studying corporate insolvency, corporate and business taxation, conflict of laws and restitution.  Prior to joining chambers, Philip lectured undergraduate conflict of laws and postgraduate international contracts at the University of Bristol, and he has published pieces in the Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly concerning the sale of goods and the Brussels I Regulation, and jurisdiction in general.

Since joining chambers, Philip was seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for a period of 6 months.  During his secondment, Philip advised and assisted PwC's insolvency practitioners in their ongoing insolvency proceedings, as well as appearing on behalf of those practitioners in various applications in the Companies Court.

Philip has also been seconded to the Pensions Regulator, where he assisted in the preparation of matters to be put before the Determinations Panel.

Philip is regularly instructed on commercial, company and insolvency related matters, including:

  • Company law
  • Contractual disputes
  • Conflict of laws
  • Commercial litigation
  • Partnership disputes
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Corporate insolvency
  • Personal insolvency
  • Schemes of arrangement
  • Civil fraud
  • Banking and finance
  • Arbitration
  • Property and land

Together with other members of Chambers, Philip contributes monthly case law updates to Corporate Rescue and Insolvency, published by Lexis Nexis.