New President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal appointed

The Lord Chief Justice has announced, following consultation with the Lord Chancellor and the agreement of the Lord President, the appointment of Mr Justice Langstaff as the President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal with effect from 1 January 2012. The appointment is for a period of three years.

He succeeds Mr Justice Underhill whose term of office comes to an end on 31 December 2011.

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Notes to Editors:

Mr Justice (Sir Brian Frederick James) Langstaff was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1971. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1991 and a QC in 1994. He was appointed a Recorder in 1995 and a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2000. In 2005 he was appointed a High Court Judge in the Queen’s Bench Division. He is also chair of the Tribunals Committee of the Judicial College.