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06 December 2023
Issue: 8052 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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LCJ Carr’s first High Court cohort

Eleven Deputy High Court judges have been appointed for a six-year term by Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr

The cohort includes two solicitors— Francesca Kaye, a Chancery Master and former partner at Russell-Cooke, and David Stone, intellectual property partner at Allen & Overy.

Law Society president Nick Emmerson said: ‘Their promotion will encourage solicitors with judicial aspirations that there need be no limits to their ambition.’

The others are HHJ Carolyn Hilder, senior judge, Court of Protection, and chancery and commercial silks Lance Ashworth KC, Serle Court, and Andrew Twigger KC, Maitland Chambers.

Two commercial silks from 7 King’s Bench Walk were appointed, David Bailey KC and Peter MacDonald Eggers KC. Also celebrating appointment were family law silks Julia Cheetham KC, of Deans Court Chambers, and Richard Todd KC, of 1 Hare Court; public and policing silk Debra Powell KC, of Serjeants’ Inn; and public and community care silk Victoria Butler-Cole KC, of 39 Essex Chambers.

Issue: 8052 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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