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  • 03/10/2023

    Regional Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Retirement: Tildesley OBE

    Judge William Michael Spencer Tildesley OBE retires with effect from 2 October 2023. Background information Judge Tildesley OBE was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. He was appointed a Deputy Special Commissioner and a part-time Chairman of the VAT and Duties Tribunal in 2003. He was appointed a Lawyer Chairman of the Rent Assessment Panel […]

  • 01/10/2023

    Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) Retirement: Herrington

    Upper Tribunal Judge Timothy John Herrington retires with effect from 1 October 2023. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Herrington was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978. He was appointed a Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) in 2012. The post Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) Retirement: Herrington appeared […]

  • 01/10/2023

    Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Harty

    Judge Eily Imogen Mary Harty retires with effect from 1 October 2023. Background information Judge Harty was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1977. She was appointed a part-time Chairman of the Social Security Appeal Tribunal in 1996 and a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999. She was appointed a District […]

  • 01/10/2023

    High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Roderick Brian Newton

    The Honourable Sir Roderick Brian Newton retires as a Judge of the High Court (Family Division) with effect from 1 October 2023. Background information Sir Roderick Newton was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1982. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1998, a Recorder in 2000 and authorised to sit as a High […]

  • 01/10/2023

    Circuit Bench Retirement: Lloyd-Jones

    Her Honour Judge Isabel Lloyd-Jones retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 October 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Lloyd-Jones was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2004, a District Judge in 2011 and a Circuit Judge in 2019. The post Circuit Bench Retirement: Lloyd-Jones […]

  • 01/10/2023

    Circuit Bench Retirement: Horton

    His Honour Judge Mark Anthony Horton retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 October 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Horton was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1976. He was appointed a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2008.  He was a Diversity and Community Relations Judge from 2009 […]

  • 01/10/2023

    District Bench Retirement: Hugman

    District Judge John Melvin Hugman retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 October 2023. Background information District Judge Hugman was admitted as a Solicitor in 1979. He was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals and a Deputy District Judge in 2000. He was appointed a District Judge in 2013.  The […]

  • 01/10/2023

    Circuit Bench Retirement: Barnett

    His Honour Judge Andrew John Barnett retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 30 September 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Barnett was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1992, a Recorder in 1996 and a Circuit Judge in 2004. He was a Member of […]

  • 01/10/2023

    Circuit Bench Retirement: Mifflin DL

    Her Honour Judge Helen Mifflin DL retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 30 September 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Mifflin DL was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1982. She was appointed a Recorder in 2000, a Circuit Judge in 2008 and authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in […]

  • 29/09/2023

    District Judge Appointment: Falzon

    The King has appointed Maria-Cristina Falzon to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon.  The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the North Eastern Circuit, based […]