Appointment of new judge in charge of the Queen’s Bench Jury and Non-Jury Lists

The Lord Chief Justice has announced the appointment of Mr Justice Tugendhat as Judge in Charge of the Queen’s Bench Jury and Non-Jury Lists with effect from 1 October 2010.

He succeeds Mr Justice Eady whose term of office comes to an end on 30 September 2010.

The Jury and Non-Jury lists contain Queen’s Bench work of a general civil nature, including clinical negligence, defamation and privacy. The Judge in Charge has responsibility for managing the work in the lists and assigning judges to cases.

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Notes to Editors

1. Mr Justice (Sir Michael George) Tugendhat was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1972. He was appointed a Recorder in 1994 and a QC in 1986. In 2003 he was appointed a High Court Judge in the Queen’s Bench Division.

2. For further information please contact the Judicial Communications Office on 020 7073 4852, or Email: press enquiries