Former Member of Landmark Chambers, Mr Justice Holgate, has been appointed to the Court of Appeal

Landmark Chambers congratulates Mr Justice Holgate, soon to be Lord Justice Holgate, on his appointment to the Court of Appeal.

Below is a brief biography detailing his illustrious career, including his tenure as joint head of Landmark Chambers from 2012 to 2014.

“Mr Justice David Holgate: Was Called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1978 and took Silk in 1997. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong from 2001 to appear in several cases. He became a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 2004. Between 2012 and 2014 he was joint head of Landmark Chambers. He served as a Recorder (in Crime and Civil) from 2002 and was authorised to hear cases under section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 in 2008. He was appointed as a High Court Judge to the Kings Bench Division in 2014 and was also authorised to sit in the Chancery division in 2022. He served as President of the Lands Chamber (Upper Tribunal) between 2016 and 2019. Since 2017 he has been the Planning Liaison Judge (the lead judge of the Planning Court).”

This announcement was made yesterday, the full press release regarding his appointment may be accessed here.