Sarah Falk
Mrs Justice Falk | |
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![]() Falk in 2018 | |
Chancery Division | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Occupation | High Court Judge |
Profession | Law |
Dame Sarah Valerie Falk DBE (born 1 June 1962[1]), styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Falk, is a British High Court judge and senior Judicial Commissioner.[2]
Falk studied law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and was admitted as a solicitor for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer by the Law Society in 1986. Specialising in corporate tax she made partner at the firm in 1994, notably working on the corporate restructure of EMI in 2011.[3][4][5][6]
Falk herself did not experience sexism at Freshfields; however, she has noted that, during her time there, she would often be the only female attendee in meetings. Furthermore, sometimes her colleagues in those meetings would demonstrate selective hearing, in that a colleague would repeat a point she had made earlier in the meeting, at which time the point would then be heralded as a good idea.[7]
In 2015 she was appointed as a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal for the Tax and Chancery Chamber whilst still working at Freshfields on a consultation basis.[4]
2018 saw her be appointed as a High Court Judge after 32 years working as a solicitor. At that time becoming one of only three women to be appointed as a High Court Judge direct from a private practice.[4][8]
On 1 October 2019, she was appointed as a Senior Judicial Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission. She will retire from this post in September 2022.[4]
Cases[]
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Case Name | Year | Reference |
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S. Yusuf v T. Yusuf & Pekalp Properties Ltd & Ors | 2019 | [9] |
Virgin Media £7 million fine by Ofcom (appeal) | 2020 | [10][11] |
References[]
- ^ Biography, Who's Who
- ^ "Mrs Justice Sarah Falk (judicial) | Judicial Appointments Commission". www.judicialappointments.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Attorneys, 1 (2018-10-01). "Freshfields and A&O veterans among five new High Court judges". 1 Attorneys. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ a b c d "New Commissioner appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "High Court Judge Appointments". www.judiciary.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "High Court Judges 2018 | Judicial Appointments Commission". www.judicialappointments.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "Sarah Falk Biography". First 100 Years. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ News, Lawyer Firm (2018-10-01). "Freshfields and A&O veterans among five new High Court judges". Lawyer firms NEWS. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Sueda Yusuf (Claimant) v (1) Tanju Yusuf (2) Pekalp Properties Ltd (Defendants/Part 20 Claimants) & Ors (2019)". www.maitlandchambers.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "Virgin Media Loses Appeal Against Watchdog's £7M Fine - Law360". www.law360.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "EE and Virgin Media fined for overcharging customers". Ofcom. 2018-11-27. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- Chancery Division judges
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- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 21st-century British judges
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