Peregrine Simon

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Sir Peregrine Simon
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
October 2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1950-06-20) 20 June 1950 (age 73)
NationalityBritish
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLaw

Sir Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon, QC (born 20 June 1950),[1] styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Simon, is a retired Lord Justice of Appeal.[2]

Education and career

He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple in 1973. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1991; as a Bencher in 1999 and Recorder in 1998. He was knighted in 2002 on his appointment as a High Court judge. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2015 and upon this appointment he was sworn in as a member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. This gave him the Honorific Title "The Right Honourable" for Life. He retired on 21 June 2020

Family

He is one of the three sons of Jocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale and his second wife, the former Fay Pearson.[3][4]

Notable cases

References

  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014. the Hon Mr Justice Simon 63
  2. ^ "Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon". Debretts. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ^ Roth, Andrew (8 May 2006). "Lord Simon of Glaisdale". The Guardian | Politics | Obituaries. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Lord Simon of Glaisdale". The Telegraph | News | Obituaries. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Barrow v Bankside Members Agency Ltd". Uniset.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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