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'''Jonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance''', [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (born [[6 June]] [[1943]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Law Lord]].
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'''Jonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance''', [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (born [[6 June]] [[1943]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] lawyer and [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]]. In October 2009, he will become one of the inaugural Justices of the new [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]].


==Early life==
He was educated at [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]] and at [[University College, Oxford]] (MA).
Mance was born on 6th June 1943,<ref name="whoswho">{{citeweb|title=MANCE|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U26465|work=[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=December 2008|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref> one of four children of Sir Henry Mance, an important figure in [[Lloyd's Register]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=MANCE, Sir Henry (Stenhouse)|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U166776|work=[[Who's Who (UK)#Who Was Who|Who Was Who]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=December 2007|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref> Like his father, he attended [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]], a [[boarding school]] in [[Godalming]], [[Surrey]].<ref name="judiciary.gov.uk">{{citeweb|title=Senior Judicial Appointments|url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications_media/media_releases/2005/lcj_appointments_background.htm|publisher=judiciary.gov.uk|date=22nd July 2005|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref> He then studied at [[University College, Oxford]], and was [[called to the Bar]] by the [[Middle Temple]] in 1965, becoming a [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] in 1982 and a [[Bencher]] in 1989.<ref name="number10">{{citeweb|title=Judicial Appointments|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page7974|publisher=[[10 Downing Street]]|date=22nd July 2005|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref>


==Judicial career==
He was called to the [[Barrister|Bar]] by the Honourable Society of the [[Middle Temple]] in 1965, becoming a [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] in 1982 and a [[Bencher]] in 1989. He became a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] in 1990, a Judge of the [[King's Bench|Queen's Bench Division]] of the [[High Court of Justice of England and Wales|High Court]] in 1993 and a [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Lord Justice of Appeal]] in 1999. In 2005 he was raised to the [[Peerage]] as '''Baron Mance''', of [[Frognal]] in the [[London Borough of Camden]], and appointed a [[Law Lord|Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]].
In 1990, he became a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]], and in 1993 was appointed a [[High Court judge|Judge]] of the [[Queen's Bench Division]] of the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]], receiving a [[knight bachelor|knighthood]] at the same time.<ref name="whoswho"/><ref name="judiciary.gov.uk"/><ref name="number10"/> In 1999, he was appointed to the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Court of Appeal]] as a [[Lord Justice of Appeal]], and appointed to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]].<ref name="whoswho"/><ref name="judiciary.gov.uk"/><ref name="number10"/> In 2005, he was appointed a [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]]<ref name="judiciary.gov.uk"/> and raised to the [[Peerage]] as '''Baron Mance''', of [[Frognal]] in the [[London Borough of Camden]]. He was introduced to the House of Lords between [[Lord Hoffmann]] and [[Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood]], then fellow Lords of Appeal, and on the same day as [[Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell|Adair Turner]], Chairman of the [[Financial Services Authority]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=Introduction of Lord Mance to the House of Lords|url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/051012/ldminute.htm|work=House of Lords minutes of proceedings|date=12th October 2005|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref>


He has also served as Chairman of the Banking Appeals Tribunal (1992-93), Chairman of the Consultative Council of European Judges (2000), President of the British Insurance Law Association (2000-02), and Trustee of the European Law Academy (2003).
He has also served as Chairman of the Banking Appeals Tribunal (1992-93), Chairman of the Consultative Council of European Judges (2000), President of the British Insurance Law Association (2000-02), and Trustee of the European Law Academy (2003).<ref name="whoswho"/><ref name="judiciary.gov.uk"/>


==Personal life==
He is married to [[Mary Arden (judge)|Lady Justice Arden]]. His recreations include tennis, languages, and music.
He is married to [[Mary Arden (judge)|Mary Arden]], currently a [[Lord Justice of Appeal]];<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lord Mance delivers Liverpool Law Review Annual Lecture|url=http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/NewsUpdate/index_91773.htm|publisher=[[Liverpool John Moores University]]|date=9th November 2007|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref> the two are the only married couple ever to have served concurrently on the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Court of Appeal]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=An unusually interesting batch of promotions to the highest courts|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/jul/26/law.features111|work=Roman law|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|author=[[Marcel Berlins]]|date=26th July 2005|accessdate=26th July 2009}}</ref> His recreations include tennis, languages, and music.<ref name="whoswho"/><ref name="judiciary.gov.uk"/>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/051012/ldminute.htm Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords] House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 12 October 2005

*[http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications_media/media_releases/2005/lcj_appointments_background.htm Announcement of appointment as LAO]



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Revision as of 12:51, 26 July 2009

The Lord Mance
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Assumed office
2005
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Steyn
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1999–2005
High Court Judge
In office
1993–1999
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Hugh Mance

(1943-06-06) 6 June 1943 (age 81)
NationalityBritish
SpouseDame Mary Arden
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister

Jonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance, PC (born 6 June 1943) is a British lawyer and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. In October 2009, he will become one of the inaugural Justices of the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Early life

Mance was born on 6th June 1943,[1] one of four children of Sir Henry Mance, an important figure in Lloyd's Register.[2] Like his father, he attended Charterhouse, a boarding school in Godalming, Surrey.[3] He then studied at University College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1965, becoming a QC in 1982 and a Bencher in 1989.[4]

Judicial career

In 1990, he became a Recorder, and in 1993 was appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, receiving a knighthood at the same time.[1][3][4] In 1999, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal, and appointed to the Privy Council.[1][3][4] In 2005, he was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary[3] and raised to the Peerage as Baron Mance, of Frognal in the London Borough of Camden. He was introduced to the House of Lords between Lord Hoffmann and Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, then fellow Lords of Appeal, and on the same day as Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.[5]

He has also served as Chairman of the Banking Appeals Tribunal (1992-93), Chairman of the Consultative Council of European Judges (2000), President of the British Insurance Law Association (2000-02), and Trustee of the European Law Academy (2003).[1][3]

Personal life

He is married to Mary Arden, currently a Lord Justice of Appeal;[6] the two are the only married couple ever to have served concurrently on the Court of Appeal.[7] His recreations include tennis, languages, and music.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "MANCE". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 2008. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "MANCE, Sir Henry (Stenhouse)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Senior Judicial Appointments". judiciary.gov.uk. 22nd July 2005. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Judicial Appointments". 10 Downing Street. 22nd July 2005. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Introduction of Lord Mance to the House of Lords". House of Lords minutes of proceedings. 12th October 2005. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Lord Mance delivers Liverpool Law Review Annual Lecture". Liverpool John Moores University. 9th November 2007. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  7. ^ Marcel Berlins (26th July 2005). "An unusually interesting batch of promotions to the highest courts". Roman law. The Guardian. Retrieved 26th July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)


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