Andrew Baker
Mr Justice Andrew Baker | |
|---|---|
| File:Sir Andrew Baker 2022.jpg Baker in 2022 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1965 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
Sir Andrew William Baker (born 21 December 1965), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew Baker, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1] He is currently Judge in Charge of the Admiralty Court.[2]
Biography
He was educated at Lenzie Academy, read mathematics at Merton College, Oxford, and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at City, University of London.[3][1] He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1988. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) in 2016 and invested a knight in the 2016 Special Honours.[4] He is correctly described as Mr Justice Andrew Baker, distinguishing him from other judges, including Jeremy Baker, with the same surname. In April 2021 he dismissed a billion-dollar lawsuit against British financier Sanjay Shah and several other people. The Danish Tax Agency raised the case in 2018.[5] In May 2022 Andrew Baker was presented with an honorary degree in political science from St. Olaf College for his ruling against The Danish Tax Agency.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mr Justice Andrew Baker". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Other roles held by Senior Members of the Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ ‘BAKER, Andrew William’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
- ↑ "No. 2666969". The London Gazette. 16 December 2016. p. 1105.
- ↑ Croft, Jane (27 April 2021). "Danish tax authority loses High Court 'cum-ex' case". Financial Times.
- ↑ "St. Olaf Alumni". 6 May 2023.
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