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John McKendrick KC has been appointed as a judge of the High Court, assigned to the Family Division.

Details: 03.Mar.2025

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McKendrick, a tenant at Outer Temple Chambers, was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1999 and took Silk in 2016.

He was appointed as a Convener of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland in 2010.

He was also appointed as a Recorder in 2022 and as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2023.

McKendrick’s high-profile cases include representing the hospital trusts in Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1361 and representing the Official Solicitor in a case concerning capacity before the Supreme Court in A Local Authority v JB [2021] UKSC 52.

He will take up appointment on 10 March 2025.