Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 9 April 2013 – 2 October 2017[1] | |
Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster | |
In office 2012–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | New Forest, Hampshire, England | 23 December 1954
Education | Charterhouse School |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Michael Townley Featherstone Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne,
Early life and education
Briggs was born on 23 December 1954 in
Legal career
Michael Briggs was
On 3 July 2006, he was appointed as a
On 9 April 2013, Briggs was an appointed
It was announced on 21 July 2017 that Lord Justice Briggs would become a Justice of the
Lord Briggs of Westbourne was elected the 517th Treasure of Lincoln's Inn for 2024. [12]
Briggs report
Lord Justice Briggs was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Chancery Modernisation Review in 2013.[13] The report was finally published in July 2016, and came to be referred to as the Briggs report.[14] Part of those recommendations included proposals for a new online court to try and create a more affordable dispute resolution procedure.[15]
Notable judicial decisions
Notable decisions of Lord Briggs of Westbourne include:
High Court
- Re Cheyne Finance plc [2008] EWHC 2402 (Ch), [2008] BCC 182, on the statutory definition of insolvency
- Assenagon Asset Management SA v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd [2012] EWHC 2090 (Ch), invalidating "exit consents" in bond documentation
- Lomas v JFB Firth Rixson Inc [2010] EWHC 3372 (Ch), on the proper construction of the standard form ISDA Master Agreement (upheld by the Court of Appeal on appeal)
- Breakspear v Ackland [2008] EWHC 220 (Ch), on beneficiaries' information rights under a discretionary trust
- Re Fort Gilkicker Ltd [2013] EWHC 348 (Ch) double derivative claims allowed
Court of Appeal
- Bellis v Challinor [2015] EWCA Civ 59, on Quistclose trusts
- In re Lehman Bros International (Europe) (No 4) [2015] EWCA Civ 485, on the "waterfall of payments" in insolvent liquidation
- Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33, on fixed costs for pre-action discovery
Supreme Court
- Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27, on remedies to proprietary estoppel and protecting expectations
Arms
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References
- ^ a b "Lady Hale appointed next President of Supreme Court, along with three other Justices". Supreme Court UK. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
- ^ Ffrench, Andrew (30 April 2023). "Choir sings from different tower on May Morning in 1976". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Knighthood Conferred upon Michael Briggs" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "No. 56288". The London Gazette. 30 July 2001. p. 8977.
- ^ "No. 58099". The London Gazette. 15 September 2006. p. 12616.
- ^ "No. 58037". The London Gazette. 6 July 2006. p. 9193.
- ^ "No. 60472". The London Gazette. 11 April 2013. p. 7097.
- ^ "Swearing-in of the Supreme Court President, Deputy President and three new Justices". 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ E, Lincoln’s Inn The Treasury Office Lincoln's Inn London London WC2A 3TL T. 0207 405 1393 (11 January 2024). "The Treasurer's Welcome Message 2024". Lincoln's Inn. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Biographies of the Court of Appeal judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Lord Justice Briggs publishes final proposals for reform of Civil Justice". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Lord Justice Briggs outlines potential for an online court". Justice.org. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wc20 Briggs, M". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.