Andrew Henshaw

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Mr Justice Henshaw
Henshaw in 2022
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
2 December 2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1962-04-22) 22 April 1962 (age 62)
Towcester, England
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge

Sir Andrew Raymond Henshaw (born 22 April 1962)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Early life and education[edit]

Henshaw was born in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England and was educated at Sponne School in Towcester. He attended Downing College, Cambridge and graduated with a BA in law in 1983.[1][2] He was the first in his family to attend university.[3]

Career[edit]

In 1986, he was admitted as a solicitor and worked for Linklaters from 1986 to 2000 as a litigator; from 1987 to 1986, he was seconded to Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C.[2] At Linklaters, he made partner in 1994 and qualified as a solicitor advocate in 1996.[3] He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 2000, and established a practice in commercial and public law based at Brick Court Chambers.[4] He took silk in 2013 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.[1][2]

High Court appointment[edit]

On 2 December 2019, he was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1] He sits on the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court, Administrative Court and sits on criminal cases in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).[5]

Personal life[edit]

In 1998, he married Claire O'Connor, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Henshaw, Hon. Sir Andrew Raywood, (born 22 April 1962)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u258027. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Mr Justice Henshaw". Judiciary UK. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Fouzde, Monidipa (23 April 2017). "High court appointments - five solicitors make the grade". The Law Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Andrew Henshaw QC appointed to the High Court | Brick Court Chambers". Brick Court Chambers. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Senior Judiciary". Senior Judiciary. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ "High Court Judge Appointments". Judiciary UK. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.