George Leggatt

Sir George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt (born 12 November 1957)[1] is a Justice of the High Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and is as such entitled to the judicial title Mr Justice Leggatt. His father is the former Lord Justice of Appeal Sir Andrew Leggatt.

Education

Eton College

Leggatt was educated at Eton College and earned a First-Class Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy at King's College, Cambridge in 1979. He was a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University (1979–80) and received a Diploma in Law with distinction from City Law School in 1981.[2]

Legal career

Leggatt was called to the bar (Middle Temple) in 1983 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1997. He joined Brick Court Chambers in 1985, where he practised commercial law, including areas such as banking, insurance, sales, and product liability law.[3] He became a Recorder (a part-time judge) in 2002 and was a deputy High Court judge.[4] On 26 October 2012, he was appointed to the High Court,[5] receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.

Cases

Notes

  1. ↑ "George Leggatt, QC". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "George Leggatt QC's full CV". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "George Leggatt QC". Brick Court Chambers. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Appointment of a High Court Judge – Leggatt, QC" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 60315. p. 20891. 31 October 2012.
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