Sarah Falk
Lady Justice Falk | |
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![]() Falk in 2022 | |
Lady Justice of Appeal | |
Assumed office 2 November 2022 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
High Court Judge Chancery Division | |
In office 1 October 2018 – 2022 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarah Valerie Falk 1 June 1962 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Dame Sarah Valerie Falk, DBE PC (born 1 June 1962)[1] is a British Court of Appeal judge. She was previously a High Court judge and senior Judicial Appointments Commissioner.
Career
Falk studied law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1986. Specialising in corporate tax she became a partner in Freshfields in 1994, notably working on the corporate restructure of EMI in 2011.[2][3][4][5]
During her career at Freshfields, Falk noted she experienced sexism despite being a partner. In an interview, she said during her time there she would often be the only female attending meetings and male her colleagues in those meetings would demonstrate selective hearing, with a male colleague repeating a point she had made earlier which then would be treated as a good idea.[6]
In 2015 she was appointed as a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) having left Freshfields partnership while still working on a consultancy basis until 2018.[3][1]
High Court appointment
On 1 October 2018 she was appointed as a High Court judge.[3][7] She received the customary Damehood in 2019.[8]
On 1 October 2019, she was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission. She retired from the post on 30 September 2022.[3][9]
Court of Appeal and Privy Council appointment
Her appointment to the Court of Appeal was announced on 2 November 2022.[10] On 14 December 2022 Falk was appointed to the Privy Council, entitling her to the style The Right Honourable for life.[11]
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Personal life
Falk married Marcus Flint in 1985, she has one son and one daughter. She has an interest in classical music, dog walking and horse riding.[1]
She acted as chair of the ProCorda Trust, a youth music organisation, between 2008 and 2018.[1]
Source: "Sarah Falk", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 21st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Falk.
Further Reading
References
- ^ a b c d "Falk, Hon. Dame Sarah (Valerie), (born 1 June 1962), a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, since 2018". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U291379. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Freshfields and A&O veterans among five new High Court judges". 1 Attorneys. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "New Commissioner appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "High Court Judge Appointments". www.judiciary.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "High Court Judges 2018 | Judicial Appointments Commission". www.judicialappointments.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Falk Biography". First 100 Years. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Freshfields and A&O veterans among five new High Court judges". Lawyer firms NEWS. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Mrs Justice Sarah Falk (judicial) | Judicial Appointments Commission". www.judicialappointments.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Orders for 14 December 2022" (PDF). Privy Council Office. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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