David Foskett

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The Hon. Mr Justice Foskett
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High Court Judge
Assumed office
2 October 2007
Personal details
Born (1949-03-16) 16 March 1949 (age 75)
Alma mater King's College London

Sir David Robert Foskett (born 19 March 1949), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Foskett, is a British High Court judge.

Education

He was educated at Warwick School and at King's College London (LLB, 1970) during which time he also served as President of the Students' Union.

Career

He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1972 and became a bencher there in 1999. He was made a QC in 1991, recorder from 1995-2007, deputy judge of the High Court from 1998-2007, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2007.[1] Foskett is the editor of the leading text on the English law of compromise.[2]

He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.

References

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  2. Sir David Foskett, The Law and Practice of Compromise, 7th edition, London, Sweet & Maxwell, 2010

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