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'''Sir Simon James Bryan''' (born 23 November 1965)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-01 |title=Bryan, Hon. Sir Simon James, (born 23 Nov. 1965) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245245 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=[[Who's Who (UK)]] |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245245}}</ref> is a British [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]].
'''Sir Simon James Bryan''' (born 23 November 1965)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-01 |title=Bryan, Hon. Sir Simon James, (born 23 Nov. 1965) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245245 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=[[Who's Who (UK)]] |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245245|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref> is a British [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]].


== Education and early life ==
== Education and early life ==
He was educated at [[Arnold School]]. He attended [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]], graduated with a [[double first]] [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] on the [[Tripos|law tripos]] in 1987 and earned several academic prizes.
He was educated at [[Arnold School]]. He attended [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]], graduated with a [[British undergraduate degree classification|double first-class]] [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree on the [[Tripos|law Tripos]] in 1987 and earned several academic prizes.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
He was called to the bar at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1988 with a Denning's Scholarship. He was a [[Tutorial system|supervisor]] in law at Magdalene College from 1988 to 1989. He practised commercial law from [[Essex Court Chambers]], where he also completed his [[pupillage]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-01 |title=Simon Bryan QC and Sara Cockerill QC Appointed as Justices of the High Court |url=https://essexcourt.com/simon-bryan-qc-sara-cockerill-qc-appointed-justices-high-court/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=[[Essex Court Chambers]]}}</ref> In addition to practice, he has been editor of the ''Encyclopedia of International Commercial Litigation'' since 2008. In 2008, he [[Queen's Counsel|took silk]] and from 2009 to 2017 he served as a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]]. He was a deputy High Court Judge from 2013 to 2017 and he was [[Politics of the Falkland Islands#List of Chief Justices|Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands and Other Overseas Territories]] from 2015 to 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-30 |title=Mr Justice Bryan |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/mr-justice-bryan/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref>
He was called to the Bar at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1988 with a Lord Denning Scholarship. He was a [[Tutorial system|supervisor]] in law at Magdalene College from 1988 to 1989. He practised commercial law from [[Essex Court Chambers]], where he also completed his [[pupillage]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-01 |title=Simon Bryan QC and Sara Cockerill QC Appointed as Justices of the High Court |url=https://essexcourt.com/simon-bryan-qc-sara-cockerill-qc-appointed-justices-high-court/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=[[Essex Court Chambers]]}}</ref> specialising in shipping, oil and gas litigation, insurance and reinsurance disputes and civil fraud. In addition to practice, he has been editor of the ''Encyclopedia of International Commercial Litigation'' since 2008. In 2006, he became a Queen's Counsel ([[Queen's Counsel|took Silk]]) and from 2009 to 2017 he served as a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the Crown Court. He was a Deputy High Court Judge from 2013 to 2017 and served as [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-falkland-islands-chief-justice-appointed Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands], [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]], [[British Antarctic Territory|the British Antarctic Territory]] and the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] from 2015 to 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-30 |title=Mr Justice Bryan |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/mr-justice-bryan/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref>


In 2002, he was made a [[Freedom of the City of London|Freeman of the City of London]]. He was a member of the Court at the [[University of Hertfordshire]] from 2011 to 2015 and has since 2020 been on the Disciplinary Appeal Committee at Magdalene College.<ref name=":0" />
In 2002, he was made a [[Freedom of the City of London|Freeman of the City of London]] and is a liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Gardeners]]. He was a member of the Court at the [[University of Hertfordshire]] from 2011 to 2015 and since 2020 has been on the Disciplinary Appeal Committee of Magdalene College, Cambridge.<ref name=":0" />

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== High Court appointment ==
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On 2 October 2017, he was appointed as a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [[Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales|Queen's Bench Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref> In the same year, he took the customary [[Knight|Knighthood]]. He sits in the [[Commercial Court (England and Wales)|Commercial Court]] and is authorised to hear cases on the [[High Court of Justice#Chancery Division|Financial List]], the [[Competition Appeal Tribunal]], the [[Administrative Court (England and Wales)|Administrative Court]] and other King's Bench work including criminal cases.<ref name=":1" /> He was a [[Presiding Judge (England and Wales)|Presiding Judge]] on the South Eastern Circuit between 2020 and 2023.<ref name=":0" />


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=== High Court appointment ===
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On 2 October 2017, he was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [[Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales|Queen's Bench Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref> In the same year, he took the customary [[Knight|knighthood]]. He sits on the [[Commercial Court (England and Wales)|Commercial Court]] and is authorised to hear cases on the [[High Court of Justice#Chancery Division|Financial List]], the [[Competition Appeal Tribunal]], the [[Administrative Court (England and Wales)|Administrative Court]] and other general Queen's Bench work.<ref name=":1" /> He has been [[Presiding Judge (England and Wales)|Presiding Judge]] of the South Eastern Circuit since 2020.<ref name=":0" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In 1989, he married Katharine Hilton, with whom he has one son and one daughter.<ref name=":0" />
In 1989, he married Katharine Hilton, with whom he has one son and one daughter.<ref name=":0" />

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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 20 November 2024

The Honourable
Mr Justice Bryan
Bryan in 2022
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 2017
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1965-11-23) 23 November 1965 (age 59)
United Kingdom
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge

Sir Simon James Bryan (born 23 November 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Education and early life

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He was educated at Arnold School. He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduated with a double first-class BA degree on the law Tripos in 1987 and earned several academic prizes.[1]

Career

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He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1988 with a Lord Denning Scholarship. He was a supervisor in law at Magdalene College from 1988 to 1989. He practised commercial law from Essex Court Chambers, where he also completed his pupillage,[2] specialising in shipping, oil and gas litigation, insurance and reinsurance disputes and civil fraud. In addition to practice, he has been editor of the Encyclopedia of International Commercial Litigation since 2008. In 2006, he became a Queen's Counsel (took Silk) and from 2009 to 2017 he served as a Recorder of the Crown Court. He was a Deputy High Court Judge from 2013 to 2017 and served as Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory and the British Indian Ocean Territory from 2015 to 2017.[1][3]

In 2002, he was made a Freeman of the City of London and is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. He was a member of the Court at the University of Hertfordshire from 2011 to 2015 and since 2020 has been on the Disciplinary Appeal Committee of Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1]

High Court appointment

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On 2 October 2017, he was appointed as a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[4] In the same year, he took the customary Knighthood. He sits in the Commercial Court and is authorised to hear cases on the Financial List, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Administrative Court and other King's Bench work including criminal cases.[3] He was a Presiding Judge on the South Eastern Circuit between 2020 and 2023.[1]


Personal life

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In 1989, he married Katharine Hilton, with whom he has one son and one daughter.[1]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Simon Bryan
Motto
Custodite Judicium Et Facite Justitiam[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bryan, Hon. Sir Simon James, (born 23 Nov. 1965)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245245. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Simon Bryan QC and Sara Cockerill QC Appointed as Justices of the High Court". Essex Court Chambers. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Mr Justice Bryan". Judiciary UK. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "LI Bryan SJ". Baz Manning. August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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