Robert Miles (judge)

The Honourable Mr Justice Miles
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Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-29) 29 November 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	British

Sir Robert John Miles, styled Mr Justice Miles, is a British High Court Judge.[1]

Personal life and education

Miles was born on the 29th of November 1962, later studying philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University before obtaining a Diploma in Law at City University and returning to Oxford University to take the Bachelor of Civil Law.[1][2]

In 1999, Miles married Lisabel Mary Macdonald.[2]

Career

Called to the Bar in 1987, Miles practised from Chambers at 4 Stone Buildings, in Lincoln's Inn, specialising in commercial and financial law and civil fraud, often with a foreign element. He was appointed as King's Counsel in 2002 and as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2006.[1] From June 2012 he served as Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster.[3]

On 21 April 2020 he was appointed as a Justice of the High Court[4] and on 16 March 2022 he received the customary knighthood.[5] Miles has also co-edited Oxford University Press’s Annotated Companies Legislation.[6]

References

1. "High Court Judges 2019 | Judicial Appointments Commission". 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
2. "Miles, Hon. Sir Robert John, (born 29 Nov. 1962), a Judge of the High Court, Chancery Division, since 2020". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U42877. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. "Duchy council". theduchycouncil. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020.
4. "CrownOffice". crownoffice.
5. "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
6. Annotated Companies Legislation (3rd ed.). Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 2 May 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-967769-6.