Retirement
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March 30, 2026
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Julian Knowles
The Honourable Sir Julian Knowles retires as a Judge of the High Court (King’s Bench Division) with effect from 30 March 2026. Background information Sir Julian Knowles was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1994 and took Silk in 2011. He was appointed a Recorder in 2009 and was authorised to sit as a […]
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March 30, 2026
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Ennals
Judge Simon David Ennals retires with effect from 30 March 2026. Background information Judge Ennals was admitted as a Solicitor in 1995. He was appointed a Part-Time Legal Panel Member of The Appeals Service in 2001 and a Immigration Judge in the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal in 2007. He was appointed a District Tribunal Judge […]
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March 1, 2026
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Hawks
Judge Sally Courtney Hawks retires with effect from 1 March 2026. Background information Judge Hawks was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Part-Time Legal Panel Member of The Appeals Service in 2001. She was appointed a District Tribunal Judge (now known as Judge of the First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) (Social […]
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March 1, 2026
Employment Judge (England & Wales) Retirement: Gaskell
Employment Judge Christopher Michael Gaskell retired with effect from 1 March 2026. Background information Employment Judge Gaskell was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge from 1995 until 2007. He was appointed a part-time Legal Chairman of Employment (England & Wales) Tribunals in 2004 and Salaried Chairman of the […]
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March 1, 2026
President of the Valuation Tribunal for England Retirement: Garland
Judge Gary John Richard Garland retires as President of the Valuation Tribunal for England with effect from 1 March 2026. Background information Judge Garland was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1989. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2005 and President of the Valuation Tribunal for England in 2016.
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February 18, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Rich TD
District Judge Anthony John Edmund Rich TD retires from the District Bench with effect from 18 February 2026. Background information District Judge Rich TD was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999, a District Judge in 2012 and was a Diversity and Community Relations Judge from 2015 […]
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February 17, 2026
Regional Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Retirement: Duffy
Judge Simon John Duffy retired with effect from 7 February 2026. Background information Judge Duffy was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1996. He was appointed President of The Midland Rent Assessment Panel in 2002. He was appointed as a fee-paid Deputy Chairman of the Agricultural Land Tribunal (Wales) in 2004 and as a […]
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February 14, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Watson
District Judge Paul Anthony Watson retires from the District Bench with effect from 14 February 2026. Background information District Judge Watson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2009.
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February 13, 2026
Circuit Bench Retirement: Williams
Her Honour Judge Anna Williams retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 13 February 2026. Background information Her Honour Judge Williams was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1990. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2013, a District Judge in 2016 and a Circuit Judge in 2022. She was a Member […]
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February 1, 2026
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir James Goss
The Honourable Sir James Goss retires as a Judge of the High Court (King’s Bench Division) with effect from 1 February 2026. Background information Sir James Goss was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1975, took Silk in 1997 and was elected a Bencher in 2002. He was appointed a Recorder in 1994, a […]