Clive Freedman

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Sir Benjamin Clive Freedman (born 16 November 1955), commonly called The Honourable Mr Justice Freedman is a British barrister and High Court judge.

Life

Freedman was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge (1974–77). [1] He was called to the bar, Middle Temple, in 1978 and took silk in 1997. [1] As a barrister, Freedman worked on a number of high profile cases. [2] [3] He was a Recorder between 2000 and 2018 and a Deputy High Court judge between 2003 and 2018. [4] He was appointed as a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench in October 2018. [5] He was knighted in June 2019. [6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Freedman, Hon. Sir (Benjamin) Clive, (born 16 Nov. 1955), a Judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, since 2018". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u16417. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Clive Freedman, QC". The Times . 12 February 2015. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rabbi slandered millionaire as sex predator, court told". The Guardian . 21 April 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Clive Freedman QC appointed as a High Court Judge". Littleton Chambers. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Clive Freedman QC appointed as a High Court Judge". 7KBW. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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