High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Peter Marcel Roth
The Honourable Sir Peter Marcel Roth retires as a Judge of the High Court (Chancery Division) with effect from 29 July 2025.
Background information
Sir Peter Roth was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1977, took Silk in 1997 and was elected a Bencher in 2008. He was appointed a Recorder in 2000 and was Chairman of the Competition Law Association from 2003 to 2009. He was authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in 2008 pursuant to the Senior Courts Act in 1981 and was appointed a High Court Judge (Chancery Division) in 2009. In 2011 he was nominated to sit as a judge of the Patents Court. He was President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal from 2013 to 2021 and the Acting President from October 2024 to May 2025, and was Chairman of the Tribunal Procedure Committee from 2016 to 2021. He was President of the Association of European Competition Law Judges from 2021 to 2022. Sir Peter has been appointed to sit in retirement as a High Court Judge for two years and nominated to sit as a chair in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.