Sir Andrew William Baker (born 21 December 1965), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew Baker, is a
judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
He is currently Judge in Charge of the
Admiralty Court
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Admiralty courts in the United Kingdom England and Wales
Scotland
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.
Biography
He was educated at
Lenzie Academy
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Senior management team
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, read mathematics at
Merton College, Oxford
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, and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at
City, University of London
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.
He was called to the bar at
Lincoln's Inn
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in 1988. He was made a judge of the
High Court of Justice
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(
King's Bench Division
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It hears appeals on point ...
) in 2016 and invested a knight in the
2016 Special Honours. He is correctly described as Mr Justice Andrew Baker, distinguishing him from other judges, including
Jeremy Baker
Sir Jeremy Russell Baker (born 9 February 1958) is a British judge of the High Court of Justice of Courts of England and Wales, England and Wales. He is correctly styled Mr Justice Jeremy Baker, conveniently distinguishing him from Andrew Baker.
...
, with the same surname.
In April 2021 he dismissed a billion-dollar lawsuit against British financier
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and several other people. The Danish Tax Agency raised the case in 2018.
In May 2022 Andrew Baker was presented with an honorary degree in
political science
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from
St. Olaf College for his ruling against The Danish Tax Agency.
References
1965 births
Living people
People educated at Lenzie Academy
Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
Members of Lincoln's Inn
Queen's Bench Division judges
Knights Bachelor
Fellows of Merton College, Oxford
St. Olaf College alumni
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