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Called to the English Bar in 1964 and appointed Queens Counsel in 1981 after which practiced at the Commercial Bar. Appointed High Court Judge in 1992 working mainly in the Commercial Court. Judge in charge of that court until appointed to the Court of Appeal in 1998. Retired from Court of Appeal in January 2009 at the age of 67 to practice as an arbitrator and mediator.
Thomas Moore scholarship (Lincolns Inn) in 1963.
(1983) Conducted a 9 month internal inquiry at Lloyds into a reinsurance fraud.
(1990-1992) First Chairman of the Review Panel of the Financial Reporting Council.
(1991) Appointed by government to chair a tribunal under banking legislation.
(2009) Appointments (as chair or by parties) as arbitrator in LCIA, LMAA, SIAC, ICC and ad hoc arbitrations.
1995-1997 Chairman of the civil committee of the Judicial Studies Board.
Many other members specialise in similar fields. A selection is below.
