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Chief Master Marsh retires

07 May 2021
Issue: 7931 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Chief Master Marsh retired as Chief Master of the High Court, Chancery Division on 1 May after a distinguished career.

Matthew Marsh was admitted as a solicitor in 1977, became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1990 and a Recorder in 2002. He was appointed a Chancery Master in 2012 and Chief Master of the High Court, Chancery Division in 2014. He became an Honorary Bencher in 2016. 

Issue: 7931 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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