Robin Knowles

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Mr Justice Knowles
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Knowles in 2022
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
Born (1960-04-07) 7 April 1960 (age 65)
Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge

Sir Robin St John Knowles CBE (born 7 April 1960), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. [1]

He was educated at Sir Roger Manwood's School and read Law at Trinity College, Cambridge. [2] [3]

He was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1982 and he began practising in 1984. In 1999, he was appointed a QC. [3] He was Chair of the Commercial Bar Association of England & Wales and of Advocate (the Bar Pro Bono Unit) and the National Pro Bono Centre. [3]

In 1998, he was appointed an Assistant Recorder, followed by a Recorder in 2000, and Deputy High Court Judge in 2007. [3] He has been a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) since 1 October 2014. He became a judge of the Commercial Court in 2015, and is a designated Judge of the Financial List. [3]

Sir Robin was awarded the CBE in 2007 for services to pro bono legal services. [3]

References

  1. "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ‘KNOWLES, Robin St John’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mr Justice Robin Knowles". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.