Edward Bannister | |
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ECSC Commercial Court Judge | |
In office 2009–2015 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister |
Edward Alexander Bannister CMG KC (born 12 August 1942) is the former Commercial Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court based in the British Virgin Islands.[1] He was appointed in 2009, and was the first ever person to hold the post.
Bannister was born on 12 August 1942, the son of Edward Bannister and Antonina Bannister.[2] He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead and Keble College, Oxford.[2] He became a barrister practising in London, where he was regarded as one of the more able senior barristers.[3] As counsel he appeared before the House of Lords in Stein v Blake [1995] UKHL 11.
During his appointment Justice Bannister has handed down a number of decisions which have helped to reshape British Virgin Islands commercial law, including creating the jurisdiction for "Black Swan" orders[4] and reformulating the basis for minority prejudice relief.[5] Justice Bannister also heard the various first instance claims relating to the Bernie Madoff fraud claims in the British Virgin Islands.
Justice Bannister is a relatively bold judge in terms of treatment of judicial precedent:[6]
Bannister retired from his post in 2015.[15]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[16]