Retirement
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March 21, 2023
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Cruthers
Judge Paul Wyndham Cruthers retired with effect from 20 March 2023. Background information Judge Cruthers was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992. He was appointed a part-time Immigration Adjudicator and a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999. He was appointed as a Salaried Immigration Adjudicator (now known as a Judge of the […]
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March 18, 2023
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Nigel Sweeney
The Honourable Sir Nigel Sweeney retires as a Judge of the High Court (King’s Bench) with effect from 18 March 2023. Background information Sir Nigel Sweeney was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1976, was elected a Bencher in 1997 and took Silk in 2000. He was appointed a Recorder in 1997 and a […]
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March 2, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: O’Dwyer
His Honour Judge Martin Patrick O’Dwyer retired as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 March 2023. Background information His Honour Judge O’Dwyer was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1978. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1999, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2007.
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February 1, 2023
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) Retirement: Poynter
Upper Tribunal Judge Richard Poynter retires with effect from 1 February 2023. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Poynter was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. He was appointed a part-time Chairman of the Social Security Appeal Tribunals in 1998, a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999 and a Deputy Social Security and […]
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February 1, 2023
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Allen
Upper Tribunal Judge David Allen retires with effect from 1 February 2023. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Allen was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1975 and elected a Bencher in 2022. He was appointed an Immigration Adjudicator in 1999 and a Legal Member of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in 2001. He was […]
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January 21, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Hillen
His Honour Judge John Malcolm Hillen retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 21 January 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Hillen was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1976 and was elected a Bencher in 2018. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1997, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge […]
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January 19, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Clarke KC
The King has appointed Nicholas Clarke to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Bolton […]
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January 17, 2023
Chancery Master Appointment: Brightwell
The King has appointed James Brightwell to be a Master of the Chancery Division on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Royal Courts […]
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January 5, 2023
Chancery Master Appointment: McQuail
The King has appointed Katherine McQuail to be a Master of the Chancery Division on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Royal Courts […]
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January 1, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Buckingham
Her Honour Judge Kathleen Rosemary Bernadette Buckingham retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 January 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Buckingham was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1986. She was appointed a Recorder in 2002 and a Circuit Judge in 2009. She was authorised to sit as a Deputy High […]