The Honourable
Mr Justice Mellor
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
8 February 2021
Personal details
Born (1961-05-16) 16 May 1961 (age 62)
Sutton Coldfield
NationalityBritish
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge

Sir Edward James Mellor,[1] styled Mr Justice Mellor, is a British High Court judge.[2]

Early life and education

Mellor was born on 16 May 1961 in Sutton Coldfield. He grew up and studied at a boarding school in Rugby.[3][4] He then went on to study Engineering and then Production engineering at King's College, Cambridge. He worked as engineer on various projects and later returned to Cambridge to complete a Law conversion course.[3]

Legal career

Mellor was called to the bar in 1986 and began practice at 8 New Square Chambers in 1987, specialising in intellectual property.[5]

Mellor was appointed King's Counsel in 2006.[5]

In August 2015, the Lord Chancellor appointed Mellor as an' Appointed Person', allowing him to hear appeals against decisions from the Intellectual Property Office.[6]

On the 22 March 2018, Mellor became Head of Chambers at 8 New Square.[7]

Mellor was appointed as a High Court Judge assigned to the Chancery Division on February 8, 2021.[2] He received the customary Knighthood in March 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "thegazette". thegazette. 2022-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "High Court Appointment". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ^ a b "High Court Judges 2020". Judicial Appointments Commission. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ^ "MELLOR, Mr James QC - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. ^ a b Media, Newton. "James Mellor QC appointed as High Court judge". World IP Review. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  6. ^ "New Appointed Persons for designs and trade marks". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  7. ^ Square, 8 New (2018-03-22). "New Head of Chambers, James Mellor QC - 8 New Square". 8 New Square Chambers. Retrieved 2022-09-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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