Peregrine Simon

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Sir Peregrine Simon
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
October 2015 – June 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1950-06-20) 20 June 1950 (age 73)
NationalityBritish
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLaw

Sir Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon PC (born 20 June 1950),[1] is a retired Lord Justice of Appeal.[2]

Education and career[edit]

He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple in 1973. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1991; as a Bencher in 1999 and Recorder in 1998.

He was knighted in 2002 on his appointment as a High Court judge (assigned to the Queen's Bench Division). He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2015 and upon this appointment he was sworn in as a member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. This gave him the Honorific Title "The Right Honourable" for life. He retired on 21 June 2020.

Family[edit]

He is one of the three sons of Jocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale and his second wife, the former Fay Pearson.[3][4]

Notable cases[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014. the Hon Mr Justice Simon 63
  2. ^ "Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon". Debretts. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ^ Roth, Andrew (8 May 2006). "Lord Simon of Glaisdale". The Guardian | Politics | Obituaries. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Lord Simon of Glaisdale". The Telegraph | News | Obituaries. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Barrow v Bankside Members Agency Ltd". Uniset.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Boating Business - NBS to sue Earls Court over dates". www.boatingbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.