• Born, 1941, United Kingdom

BAR, JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

• Called to the Bar of England and Wales by Inner Temple (Bencher 1986, Treasurer 2004), 1966;
• In private practice: litigation and advisory work, principally in property, company, insolvency, banking and insurance matters including litigation in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Bermuda, 1967 – 1991;
• Standing counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry, 1974 – 1980;
• Appointed Queen’s Counsel, 1980;
• Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, 1986 – 1993;
• Recorder of Crown Courts in England and Wales, 1989 – 1991;
• Judge of the High Court of England and Wales, assigned to the Chancery Division, 1991 – 1997;
• Chancery Supervising Judge, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff, 1993 – 1997;
• Appointed to HM Privy Council, 1997;
• Judge of the Courts of Appeal of England and Wales, 1997 – 2007;
• Appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal of Dubai, International Financial Centre, 2008;
• Appointed Lieutenant Bailiff (Judge) in Guernsey, 2008;
• Appointed President of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, 2008