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Family liaison

20 October 2017
Issue: 7766 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Mr Justice Baker has been appointed by the President of the Family Division, following consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, as the Senior Family Liaison Judge. This is in addition to his role as the Family Division Liaison Judge for the Western Circuit. Baker J was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1978 and became a QC in 2001. He has been a High Court Judge, of the Family Division, since 2009.

Issue: 7766 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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