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

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Biography

He was educated at

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, read mathematics at

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, and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at

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. He was called to the bar at

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in 1988. He was made a judge of the

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(

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) 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

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, 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

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from

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for his ruling against The Danish Tax Agency.

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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 {{UK-law-bio-stub