David Bean (judge)
| The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Bean | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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Assumed office 2014 | |
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| Born | 25 March 1954 |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Sir David Michael Bean (born 25 March 1954) is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
He was educated at St Paul's School, London and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[1]
He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1976 and became a bencher there in 2001. He was made a QC in 1997, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2004.
He was appointed to the Privy Council in 2014[2]
In August 2015 he assumed the role of Chairman of the Law Commission (England and Wales).[3]
References
- ↑ ‘BEAN, Hon. Sir David (Michael)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ↑ http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/
- ↑ http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/the-rt-hon-lord-justice-bean-appointed-chairman-of-the-law-commission-and-professor-david-ormerod-qc-re-appointed/
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| Preceded by Bryan Gould |
Chair of the Fabian Society 1989 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Robin Cook |
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