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词条 Nicholas Francis (judge)
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Honours

  4. References

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Sir Peter Nicholas Francis (born 22 April 1958) is a British High Court judge and former barrister.

Early life

Francis was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge.[2]

Career

Francis was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1981, and became a QC in 2002.[2] He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002.[2]

He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999, and as a Recorder in 2000.[3] In 2011, he was appointed as a deputy High Court judge.[3]

He was appointed as a High Court judge on 3 October 2016, assigned to the Family Division.[4] As customary, he was knighted in the 2016 Special Honours.[5]

In 2017, he ruled in the Charlie Gard case.[6]

Honours

In 2016, Francis was made a knight bachelor.[3]

References

1. ^England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
2. ^{{cite web|title=Francis, Hon. Sir (Peter) Nicholas |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U43462|work=Who's Who |language=en}}
3. ^{{cite press release|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/knighthoods-and-dbes-conferred-18-november-2016 |title=Knighthoods and DBEs conferred: 18 November 2016 |publisher=GOV.UK |date=18 November 2016 |accessdate=25 July 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Senior Judiciary|url=https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |publisher=Courts and Tribunals Service |accessdate=10 July 2017}}
5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=2666969|page=1105|date=16 December 2016}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/babys-parents-struggling-to-understand-life-support-ruling/5060646.article |title=Baby's parents 'struggling to understand' life support ruling |first= Monidipa |last=Fouzder |work=The Law Gazette|date=11 April 2017 |accessdate=25 July 2017}}
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9 : 1958 births|Living people|People educated at Radley College|Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge|Members of the Middle Temple|Family Division judges|Welsh barristers|Queen's Counsel 2001–|Knights Bachelor

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