David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury

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Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
12 January 2004 – 11 January 2007
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Assumed office
1 March 2009
Appointed byDonald Tsang
Personal details
Born
David Edmond Neuberger

(1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 76)
NationalityBritish
SpouseAngela Holdsworth
Children3
Parents
EducationWestminster School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford (MA)
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister
Chinese name
Chinese廖柏嘉
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David Edmond Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary until the House of Lords' judicial functions were transferred to the new Supreme Court in 2009, at which point he became Master of the Rolls, the second most senior judge in England and Wales. Neuberger was appointed to the Supreme Court, as its President, in 2012. He now serves as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal[1] and the Chair of the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom.[2]

Early life

Neuberger was born on 10 January 1948, the son of Albert Neuberger,[3] Professor of Chemical Pathology at St Mary's Hospital, University of London, and his wife, Lilian. His uncle was the noted rabbi Herman N. Neuberger. All three of his brothers are or were professors: James Neuberger is Professor of Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Michael Neuberger was Professor of Molecular Immunology at the University of Cambridge, while Anthony Neuberger is Professor in Finance at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.[4]

He was educated first at The Hall School, Hampstead, then Westminster School, and studied chemistry at Christ Church, Oxford.[3][5]

Career

After graduation, Neuberger worked at the

knighthood.[8]

In 2001, he was made Supervisory Chancery Judge of

Privy Council.[9][10]

Since 2005, he has been co-chair (with Richard Susskind) of ITAC (Lord Chancellor's Information Technology and Courts Committee.

On 11 January 2007, he succeeded

Baroness Neuberger.[11]

His rise to the

Court of Appeal[12] and then to the House of Lords is one of the quickest in recent times. Although Lord Devlin was, at 55, even younger on his own appointment to the House of Lords in 1960, Neuberger was the youngest sitting Law Lord.[13]

It was announced on 23 July 2009 that he would be appointed the next

Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, who became one of the inaugural Justices of the Supreme Court on the retirement of Lord Scott of Foscote. This appointment took effect on 1 October 2009.[14]

Between 2006 and 2007, he led an investigation for the

Commission for Equalities and Human Rights, Michael Grade, Chairman of ITV, and Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal.[15]

In May 2010, Neuberger gave an

trade union legislation.[16]

In July 2010 Neuberger ruled that peace protesters in Parliament Square who had camped out in Democracy Village should be evicted after the protesters lost an appeal.[17]

In May 2011, while commenting on

super injunctions, he said that social media sites like Twitter were "totally out of control" and society should consider ways to bring such websites under control.[18]

In July 2012, it was announced that Neuberger would succeed

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as President of the Supreme Court,[19] which post he took up on 1 October 2012.[20]

In February 2017, it was announced that Neuberger would retire "in the Summer" from his role in the Supreme Court.[21][22]

He now sits as a voting cross-bench member of the House of Lords[23][24] and is the Chair[2] of the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, an independent body convened at the request of the UK and Canadian governments.[25]

Selected cases

Awards and honours

He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society in 2017.[30]

In 2018, Neuberger was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[31]

Significant lectures

On 24 February 2014, Neuberger delivered at

Freshfields annual lecture, which he entitled "The British and Europe".[32]

Personal life

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury speaking at a conference in Singapore in 2016

In 1976, Neuberger married Angela Holdsworth, the TV producer and writer. They have three children, Jessica, Nicholas and Max, who are all solicitors.

Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, Senior Rabbi of the West London Synagogue
.

Neuberger was Chairman of the Schizophrenia Trust from 2003 to 2013, when it merged with and was subsumed by Mental Health Research UK: he is now a Trustee of MHRUK. He was a Governor of the University of the Arts London between 2000 and 2010. He was President of the British Records Association from 2009 to 2012, in his capacity as Master of the Rolls.

On 18 May 2020 he was appointed as Deputy President of The Academy of Experts due to replace Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate as President in late 2020.

References

  1. ^ "About Us – List of Judges and Judicial Officers". Judiciary.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Lord Neuberger and Amal Clooney announce Media Freedom Legal Panel members". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^
    doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.29330. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  4. ^ "Anthony Neuberger". 2.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b "The Panel on Fair Access to the Professions: David Neuberger". Cabinet Office. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  6. ^ U.K.'s Youngest Law Lord David Neuberger Joins Court at Age 59, Bloomberg, 10 January 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Judicial Appointment for Sir David". 10 Downing Street. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  8. ^ "No. 54543". The London Gazette. 4 October 1996. p. 13211.
  9. ^ "No. 57179". The London Gazette. 15 January 2004. p. 504.
  10. ^ "Orders for 11 February 2004". Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010.
  11. ^ Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 15 January 2007; Publications.parliament.uk, retrieved 27 July 2009.
  12. ^ "Lord Neuberger's entry on Court of Appeal webpage". hmcourts-service.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010.
  13. ^ "Neuberger LJ in fast-track promotion to the Lords]". The Lawyer. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  14. ISBN 9781317581031
    .
  15. ^ "Panel on Fair Access to the Professions". 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  16. ^ "BA strike: Ban lifted by High Court". BBC News. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  17. ^ "Parliament Square protesters lose eviction appeal". BBC News. 16 July 2010.
  18. ^ "Journalist's Twitter posts spark prosecution call". BBC News. 22 May 2011.
  19. ^ "New President of the Supreme Court". Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  20. ^ Farmer, Brian (1 October 2012). "New Supreme Court chief Lord Neuberger sworn in". Independent. London, UK.
  21. ^ "Supreme Court – Judicial Vacancies". UK Supreme Court. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  22. ^ In July 2017, it was announced that Baroness Hale of Richmond would succeed him as President of the Supreme Court in September "President of the Supreme Court appointment: Baroness Hale". 10 Downing Street. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Contact information for Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Parliamentlive.tv". parliamentlive.tv. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  25. ^ "IBA - IBAHRI Secretariat to the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom". www.ibanet.org. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Krasner v McMath [2005] EWCA Civ 1072 (10 August 2005)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  27. ^ [2007] 2 AC 432 at [127]
  28. ^ "Ladele v London Borough of Islington [2009] EWCA Civ 1357 (15 December 2009)". Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  29. ^ "Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2010] UKSC 45 (03 November 2010)". 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014.
  30. ^ Anon (2017). "David Neuberger". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  31. ^ "G.N.(E.) 32" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 29 Vol. 22 (Extraordinary), 1 July 2018)
  32. ^ Neuberger, David (12 February 2014). "Cambridge Freshfields Annual Law Lecture 2014 – The British and Europe" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

Further reading

Legal offices
Preceded by
The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
 President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
2012–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
 Master of the Rolls
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
2009–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Murray Gleeson
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
 Hong Kong order of precedence
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal 		Succeeded by
The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal

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