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New Law Lord

11 January 2007
Issue: 7255 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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In brief

Lord Justice Neuberger has been appointed as a Law Lord, following the retirement of Lord Nicholls this week. Sir David Neuberger was called to the Bar in 1974, becoming a bencher in 1993. He took silk in 1987 and became a recorder in 1990, and a Justice of the High Court, assigned to the Chancery Division, in 1996. He was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in 2004 and was judge in charge of modernisation 2004–07. He is editor-in-chief of The Civil Court Practice, published by LexisNexis Butterworths.

Issue: 7255 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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