Sir Benjamin Clive Freedman (born 16 November 1955), commonly called The Honourable Mr Justice Freedman is a British barrister and High Court judge.

Life

Freedman was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge (1974–77).[1] He was called to the bar, Middle Temple, in 1978 and took silk in 1997.[1] As a barrister, Freedman worked on a number of high profile cases.[2][3] He was a Recorder between 2000 and 2018 and a Deputy High Court judge between 2003 and 2018.[4] He was appointed as a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench in October 2018.[5] He was knighted in June 2019.[6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Freedman, Hon. Sir (Benjamin) Clive, (born 16 Nov. 1955), a Judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, since 2018". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u16417. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Clive Freedman, QC". The Times. 12 February 2015. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rabbi slandered millionaire as sex predator, court told". The Guardian. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Clive Freedman QC appointed as a High Court Judge". Littleton Chambers. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Clive Freedman QC appointed as a High Court Judge". 7KBW. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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