Timothy King
Sir Timothy Roger Alan King (born 5 April 1949), styled The Hon. Mr Justice King, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[1]
Career as counsel
King was educated at the Liverpool Institute and Lincoln College, Oxford, where he achieved the degrees of MA and BCL.[2] He was called to the Bar in 1973 by Lincoln's Inn and practised on the Northern Circuit,[2] taking silk in 1991.[3]
Notable cases as counsel
- 2001: R v Liverpool City Council, ex parte Karl Barry (Court of Appeal) on the limitations of local authority to licence "doormen".[4]
- 2004: R ex app. PD v West Midlands and North West Mental Health Review Tribunal (Court of Appeal) - on apparent or perceived bias of members of mental health tribunals.[5]
- 2006: King defended BNP leaders Nick Griffin and Mark Collett at Leeds Crown Court on charges of inciting racial hatred. Their defence was based upon political freedom of speech.[6] The defendants were acquitted of some charges at the initial trial, with the jury in that trial failing to reach a verdict on the remanining counts, at a re-trial they were acquitted of the a remanining counts.[7]
- 2006: Jones v Whalley (House of Lords): King argued about the effects of a police caution on subsequent proceedings.[8]
Career as judge
King was appointed to the High Court bench on 29 January 2007,[1] and awarded a knighthood on 28 June the same year.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Judiciary of England and Wales – List of members of the judiciary – Senior judiciary". www.judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- 1 2 Knighthood conferred upon Timothy King
- ↑ "Swathe of QCs gifted High Court appointments". The Lawyer. www.thelawyer.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "Barry, R (on the application of) v Liverpool City Council [2001] EWCA Civ 384 (21 March 2001)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "PD, R (on the application of) v West Midlands and North West Mental Health Review Tribunal [2004] EWCA Civ 311 (17 March 2004)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "Griffin has right to tackle sensitive issues, jury told". London: www.dailymail.co.uk. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "BNP Pair Cleared Of Race Hate Charges". sky.com. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "Jones v. Whalley [2006] UKHL 41 (26 July 2006)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ London Gazette
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