David Foskett
The Hon. Mr Justice Foskett | |
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High Court Judge | |
Assumed office 2 October 2007 | |
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Born | 16 March 1949 |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Sir David Robert Foskett (born 19 March 1949), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Foskett, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Education
He was educated at Warwick School and at King's College London (LLB, 1970) during which time he also served as President of the Students' Union.
Career
He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1972 and became a bencher there in 1999. He was made a QC in 1991, recorder from 1995-2007, deputy judge of the High Court from 1998-2007, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2007.[1] Foskett is the author of the leading text on the English law of compromise.[2]
He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.
References
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