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Revision as of 18:26, 27 June 2022
Mr Justice Bryan | |
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| High Court Judge | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1965 United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Sir Simon James Bryan (born 23 November 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.
Education and early life
He was educated at Arnold School. He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduated with a double first BA on the law tripos in 1987 and earned several academic prizes.[1]
Career
He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1988 with a Denning's 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] In addition to practice, he has been editor of the Encyclopedia of International Commercial Litigation since 2008. In 2008, he took silk and from 2009 to 2017 he served as a recorder. He was a deputy High Court Judge from 2013 to 2017 and he was Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands and Other Overseas Territories from 2015 to 2017.[1][3]
In 2002, he was made a 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.[1]
High Court appointment
On 2 October 2017, he was appointed 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 on the Commercial Court and is authorised to hear cases on the Financial List, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Administrative Court and other general Queen's Bench work.[3] He has been Presiding Judge of the South Eastern Circuit since 2020.[1]
Personal life
In 1989, he married Katharine Hilton, with whom he has one son and one daughter.[1]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Simon Bryan QC and Sara Cockerill QC Appointed as Justices of the High Court". Essex Court Chambers. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Mr Justice Bryan". Judiciary UK. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 15 April 2022.