Nicholas Lavender
Mr Justice Lavender | |
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| High Court Judge King's Bench Division | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Lavender 7 August 1964 |
| Spouse | HHJ Anuja Dhir KC |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Awards |  Knight Bachelor |
Sir Nicholas Lavender, styled The Honourable Mr Justice Lavender (born 7 August 1964),[1] is a Justice of the High Court of England and Wales.
Education
[edit]Born at Barnsley in Yorkshire, Lavender was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, before going up to read Law at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating in 1987 as BA (proceeding MA). He then pursued further studies in jurisprudence at Oriel College, Oxford, taking a BCL.[1]
Career
[edit]Lavender was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1986 and practised as a barrister in commercial law from Serle Court Chambers,[2] taking silk in 2008.[3] He served as a Recorder 2010â16, Deputy High Court Judge 2013â16, then Chairman of the Bar Council 2014â15.[1][4]
Appointed a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's (now King's) Bench Division on 3 October 2016,[5] Lavender was appointed a Knight Bachelor.[6] He was Presiding Judge for the North Eastern Circuit 2019â2022.[1][7]
On 3 October 2025, Sir Lavender was appointed President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in the Upper Tribunal.[8]
Family
[edit]In 2002, he married HHJ Anuja Dhir KC (Circuit Judge and Judicial Commissioner), by whom he has two sons and one daughter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Lavender, Hon. Sir Nicholas, (born 7 Aug. 1964)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246736. ISBNÂ 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - â "Serle Court's Nicholas Lavender QC appointed High Court Judge". Serle Courtâs Nicholas Lavender QC appointed High Court Judge | Serle Court. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- â www.thegazette.co.uk
- â "'Disquiet' among judges over lawyer quality, report finds". BBC News. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- â "Nicholas Lavender QC (m 1983) to be a Justice of the High Court". Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- â www.thegazette.co.uk
- â "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- â "President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal: Mr Justice Lavender". 3 October 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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