Sir Nigel John Martin Teare (born 8 January 1952), is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He was

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and Judge in charge of the Commercial Court.

Early life and education

He was born to Eric and Mary Teare. He was educated at

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. From there, he studied at St Peter's College, Oxford.‘TEARE, Hon. Sir Nigel (John Martin)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014 He received a BA in 1973 and an MA in 1975. He was later elected an

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at the College in 2010.

Career

He was called to the bar at

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in 1974. He was made a QC in 1991, recorder from 1997 to 2006. He was made a judge of the

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(Queen's Bench Division) since 2006. In 2006, he received the customary

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. In 2011 he was appointed the Admiralty Judge, in charge of the

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and judge in charge of the Commercial Court list from October 2017. Between 2013 and 2016, he was Presiding Judge of the Western Circuit. In 2009, Teare presided over the "extraordinary case" of fraud and embezzlement amounting to $6 billion by

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; the largest case of financial fraud in history. In 2004, he was made a Bencher of

. He retired on October 1, 2020.High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Nigel John Martin Teare
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Personal life

He married Elizabeth Pentecost in 1975; they have two sons and a daughter.

References

1952 births Living people People educated at King William's College Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Queen's Bench Division judges Knights Bachelor {{UK-law-bio-stub