Sir Michael Alan Supperstone (born 30 March 1950), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Supperstone, is a former judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Michael Supperstone | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 2010 – 31 March 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Alan Supperstone 30 March 1950 |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
He was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Lincoln College, Oxford.[1]
He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1973 and became a bencher there in 1999.[2] He was made a QC in 1991, deputy judge of the High Court from 1998 to 2010, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2010.[3] He received the customary knighthood on appointment.[4] From 2017 he was judge in charge of the Administrative Court. On 31 March 2020, he retired from the High Court.[5]
Supperstone was a member of the barristers' chambers 11 King's Bench Walk.[6] He presided over the long-running case involving The Consulting Association, which admitted blacklisting construction workers over union activities. The proceedings were brought by the blacklisted workers.[7][8]
Bibliography edit
- Supperstone, Michael; Goudie, James; Walker, Paul (1992). Judicial Review (1st ed.). Butterworths. ISBN 9780406102607.
- Supperstone, Michael; Knapman, Lynne, eds. (2008). Administrative Court Practice. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199217083.
References edit
- ^ 'SUPPERSTONE, Hon. Sir Michael (Alan)', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ "Masters of the Bench: The Hon Mr Justice Supperstone". The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.
- ^ "No. 59491". The London Gazette. 19 July 2010. p. 13713.
- ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge". Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom). 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010.
- ^ "High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Michael Alan Supperstone". Judiciary UK. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "About: History". 11 King's Bench Walk.
- ^ Evans, Rob (11 May 2016). "Construction firms apologise in court over blacklist". The Guardian.
- ^ "Protests in High Court as three-year blacklisting case ends". Building. 11 May 2016.
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