Sir Peter Henry Gross, PC (born 13 February 1952) is a retired judge of the

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. Gross was called to the Bar in 1977 (

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). He became a

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in 1992. Gross was appointed a

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in 1995 and a Deputy High Court judge in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed to High Court, receiving the customary

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, and was assigned to the

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. He served as presiding judge on the South East Circuit from 2004 to 2004, and headed the Commercial Court from 2009 to 2010. On 9 July 2010, Gross became a Lord Justice of Appeal, and was appointed to the Privy Council in 2011. He became Deputy Senior Presiding Judge on 3 October 2011, and was

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from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015.

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1952 births British King's Counsel Living people Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Knights Bachelor Members of Gray's Inn Lords Justices of Appeal University of Cape Town alumni Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford South African Rhodes Scholars Queen's Bench Division judges Alumni of Herzlia High School {{UK-law-bio-stub

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