The Honourable
Mr Justice Nicholas Lavender
KC
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
3 October 2016
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Lavender

(1964-08-07) 7 August 1964 (age 59)
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
SpouseHHJ Anuja Dhir KC
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
ResidenceLondon SE1
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Awards Knight Bachelor
Insignia of a Knight Bachelor

Sir Nicholas Lavender, styled The Honourable Mr Justice Lavender (born 7 August 1964),[1] is a Justice of the High Court of England and Wales.

Education

Born at Barnsley in Yorkshire, Lavender was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, before going up to read Law at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating in 1987 as BA (proceeding MA). He then pursued further studies in Jurisprudence at Oriel College, Oxford, taking a BCL.[1]

Career

Lavender was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1986 and practised as a barrister in commercial law from Serle Court Chambers,[2] taking silk in 2008.[3] He served as a Recorder 2010–16, Deputy High Court Judge 2013–16, then Chairman of the Bar Council 2014–15.[1][4]

Appointed a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's (now King's) Bench Division on 3 October 2016,[5] Lavender was appointed a Knight Bachelor.[6] He was Presiding Judge for the North Eastern Circuit 2019–2022.[1][7]

Family

In 2002, he married HHJ Anuja Dhir KC (Circuit Judge and Judicial Commissioner), by whom he has two sons and one daughter.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lavender, Hon. Sir Nicholas, (born 7 Aug. 1964)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246736. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Serle Court's Nicholas Lavender QC appointed High Court Judge". Serle Court’s Nicholas Lavender QC appointed High Court Judge | Serle Court. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ www.thegazette.co.uk
  4. ^ "'Disquiet' among judges over lawyer quality, report finds". BBC News. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Nicholas Lavender QC (m 1983) to be a Justice of the High Court". Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ www.thegazette.co.uk
  7. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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