Sir Martin James Moore-Bick, PC was born on 6 December 1946 and is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
14 Facts About Martin Moore-Bick
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Martin Moore-Bick's younger brother, John Moore-Bick, is a retired major-general in the British Army.
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Martin Moore-Bick was educated at The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells, and Christ's College, Cambridge, of which he became an honorary fellow in 2009.
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Martin Moore-Bick was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1969, and was elected a bencher in 1992, serving as treasurer in 2015.
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Martin Moore-Bick practised as a barrister from chambers at 3 Essex Court, later 20 Essex Street.
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Martin Moore-Bick's practice was in commercial law and, in particular, shipping law.
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Martin Moore-Bick became a Queen's Counsel in 1986 and was appointed a Recorder in 1990.
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Martin Moore-Bick was appointed to the High Court on 2 October 1995, receiving the customary knighthood.
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Martin Moore-Bick was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, serving in the Commercial Court.
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On 7 April 2005, Martin Moore-Bick became a Lord Justice of Appeal, and he was appointed to the Privy Council on 7 June of that year.
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Martin Moore-Bick served as Deputy Head of Civil Justice from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012.
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From 1 October 2014 until his retirement, Martin Moore-Bick was Vice President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.
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Martin Moore-Bick took over the role on the retirement of Lord Justice Maurice Kay.
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On 29 and 30 June it was widely reported that the tenants' solicitor in a 2014 case against Westminster City Council had said, after Martin Moore-Bick's ruling, that it gave "the green light for social-cleansing of the poor on a mass scale".