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British judge
| SirNicholas LavenderKC | |
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| High Court Judge King's Bench Division | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Lavender (1964-08-07) 7 August 1964 (age 60) Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Spouse | HHJ Anuja Dhir KC |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Residence | London SE1 |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Awards |  Knight Bachelor |
Sir Nicholas Lavender, also styled The Hon. Justice Lavender (born 7 August 1964 at Barnsley, Yorkshire), is an English jurist, who serves as 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.
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, taking silk in 2008. He served as a Recorder 2010–16, Deputy High Court Judge 2013–16, then Chairman of the Bar Council 2014–15.
Promoted High Court Judge assigned to the Queen's now King's Bench Division on 3 October 2016, Lavender was then appointed, as is customary, a Knight Bachelor. He served as Presiding Judge of the North Eastern Circuit 2019–2022.
Family
In 2002, he married Anuja Dhir, KC (Circuit Judge and Judicial Commissioner), by whom he has two sons and one daughter. Sir Nicholas and Lady Lavender live primarily at Trinity Church Square, London SE1.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- "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.
- www.thegazette.co.uk
- "'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.
- "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.
- www.thegazette.co.uk
- "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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