Helen Mountfield
Helen Mountfield | |
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Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford | |
Assumed office September 2018 |
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Preceded by | Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 March 1967 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Damian Tambini (m. 2005) |
Children | Three |
Education | Crown Woods School |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford City University |
Profession | Barrister |
Helen Mountfield, KC (born 14 March 1967) is a British barrister practising in administrative, human rights, and equality law. She has been Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford since 2018.
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Early life and education
Mountfield was born on 14 March 1967 in London, England to Sir Robin Mountfield and Anne Mountfield.[1] She was educated at Crown Woods School, a comprehensive school in London.[2] She studied modern history at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[3] She then moved into law, and studied for a diploma in law (DipLaw) and the Common Professional Examination at City University.[2] She later studied for a diploma in European Union Law (Dip Eur. Law) at King's College, London.[4]
Career
Legal career
Mountfield was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1991.[1] She was a founding member of Matrix Chambers in 2000 from which she still practises.[2][5] She has been a recorder since May 2009,[6] and a Deputy High Court Judge since 2013.[1] She was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) on 22 March 2010.[7] She has also been a judge of the Courts of Appeal, Jersey and Guernsey since 2020.[4] She was sworn in as Judge of the Jersey Court of Appeal in April 2020.[8]
Notable cases she has been involved in include: R (E) v Governing Body of JFS; R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills; and R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.[5]
Academic career
In January 2018, she was announced as the next Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford: she took up the appointment in September 2018.[1][3][2][5]
She has co-authored seven editions of Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998; a monograph concerning the Human Rights Act 1998.
Personal life
In 2005, Mountfield married Damian Tambini. They have three daughters.[1]
Selected works
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References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59059. p. . 12 May 2009.
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External links
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