Richard Aikens

Sir Richard John Pearson Aikens PC (born 28 August 1948)[1] is a retired British judge, who was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2008 to 2015.

The Right Honourable

Sir Richard Aikens
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
19 November 2008 – 2 November 2015
Preceded byLord Justice Gage
Personal details
Born (1948-08-28) 28 August 1948

Career

Aikens was educated at Norwich School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he read history and law.[2][3] He was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1973 and joined what is now Brick Court Chambers in 1974. He became a Bencher in 1994, and Queen's Counsel in 1986. He was appointed a Recorder in 1993.

On 6 May 1999, Aikens was appointed to the High Court of Justice, receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was a judge of the Commercial and Admiralty Courts from 1999-2008, and was in charge of the Commercial Court in 2005-6). He was chairman of the Commercial Court Long Trials Working Party in 2006. On 19 November 2008, Aikens became a Lord Justice of Appeal,[4] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council the same year. He retired as a Lord Justice of Appeal on 2 November 2015.[5]

After retirement as a judge, Aikens rejoined Brick Court Chambers as a door tenant.[6]

He is a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London and King's College, London.

Aikens is a supporter of Brexit, writing "our ability to determine our own laws is picked apart by the EU and its unaccountable judges. For the future of our democracy, we should vote Leave".[7]

He is married with 2 sons and 2 step daughters.[3]

See also
  • List of Lords Justices of Appeal

References
  1. Senior Judiciary List Archived 2012-07-28 at WebCite
  2. "Masters of the Bench - The Rt Hon Lord Justice Richard Aikens". The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. https://www.middletemple.org.uk/bencher-persons-view?cid=33728
  4. "Press Notice: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Lords Justices of Appeal". number10.gov.uk. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.
  5. "Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice Aikens". 2 November 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. http://www.brickcourt.co.uk/news/detail/sir-richard-aikens-and-robert-webb-qc-rejoin-brick-court-as-door-tenants
  7. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/22/the-eus-court-is-picking-apart-our-laws/


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