New Judicial Appointments
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Author Muhammad Karns Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Rolls Building, Business and Property Courts Jane Lambert There has been a recent flurry of judicial appointments that will affect intellectual property dispute resolution in both London and the North of England. On 26 June 2025, the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Lord Justice Birss as Chancellor of the High Court with effect from 1 Nov 2025 (see the press release Appointment of the Chancellor of the High Court: June 2025 , 25 Jun 2025). As the press release states, the Chancellor of the High Court is one of the most senior judges in England and Wales. The Chancellor presides over the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal and sits as a judge of first instance in the Chancery Division. He will have full responsibility for the Business and Property Courts in London and other centres, including the Patents Court , the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and t...