10 Facts About Christopher Floyd

1.

Sir Christopher David Floyd, PC was born on 20 December 1951, and is a retired English barrister and judge.

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2.

Christopher Floyd served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2013 until 2021.

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3.

Son of David and Hana Floyd, Floyd was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his degree in Natural Sciences and Law.

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4.

Christopher Floyd was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975 and became a Bencher of his inn in 2001.

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5.

Christopher Floyd was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1994 and a Recorder in 2000, being authorised as a deputy High Court judge and assigned to the Patents Court in 1998.

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6.

Christopher Floyd served as Deputy Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal from 1995 to 2007.

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7.

Christopher Floyd ruled in favour of the creditors, thus paving the way for the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures.

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8.

Christopher Floyd ruled that TVCatchup's defence of relying on section 73 of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988 was valid, allowing the service to retransmit "qualifying services", namely all BBC services, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5, over the internet.

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9.

Christopher Floyd referred to the European Court of Justice for guidance on some aspects of the case.

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10.

In 1974 Christopher Floyd married Rosalind Jane Arscott, and they have one son and two daughters.

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