Dame Philippa Jane Whipple, DBE (née Edwards; born 7 May 1966) is a British judge, former barrister, and former solicitor.

[5] She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot, and then earned a bachelor's degree in law from Merton College, Oxford.

[10] Whilst the Court acknowledged that under European law, counsel from other member states could appear in Scottish courts, the Court observed that the provisions did not extend to counsel in different parts of the same member state (i.e. the UK, then a member of the European Union), finding that the Secretary of State could have, but had not, exercised his power under separate national legislation to make regulations on the matter, and that in the absence of such provisions, Scottish law precluded the ad hoc admission of counsel in cases like that of Whipple.

The court additionally observed that Whipple could have sought full admission via an expedited procedure to the Scottish bar.

On 3 November 2015, Whipple was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).