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Employment appeals head judge set to take up role

20 January 2025
Issue: 8101 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Employment
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Lord Fairley has been appointed President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, succeeding Mrs Justice Eady

Lord Fairley, who qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and was called to the Bar in Scotland in 1999 and took silk in 2012, has mainly specialised in employment law during his career. He also served as an Advocate Depute—a prosecutor in the High Court, the higher criminal court in Scotland—from 2011 to 2015.

He has been a Judge of the Court of Session since January 2020 and a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal since October 2020. He has previously served as an employment judge in Scotland and England.

Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, appointed Lord Fairley to the role this week. His appointment takes effect from February.

Issue: 8101 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Employment
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