Philip Austin Joseph KC is a lawyer and a professor of law at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
[3][4] Professor Joseph's educational background began with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Canterbury in 1973.
As of 2024[update], he practices as a barrister sole, focusing on litigation and occasionally representing clients in court.
Additionally, he has provided advisory services or served as an expert witness before parliamentary select committees and has offered counsel to various government departments and organisations.
[7] Just a handful of academic KCs exist in New Zealand, the first of whom was another University of Canterbury faculty of law member, John Burrows, in 2005.