Marcus Smith (judge)

Sir Marcus Alexander Smith (born 1 July 1967)[1] is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable
Mr Justice Marcus Smith
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
Assumed office
12 January 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1967-07-01) 1 July 1967
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Smith was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, completing a BA in 1988 and a BCL in 1990. He also attended the University of Munich.[1]

He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1991 and practised commercial and regulatory law from Fountain Court Chambers, where he also completed his pupillage.[2][3] From 1991 to 1994, he was a lecturer in law at Balliol. In addition to practice, he wrote two texts: Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance (2006) and The Law of Assignment (2007) which was taken into a third edition in 2018.[1]

He was a part-time Chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2009 and took silk in 2010.[4]

On 12 January 2017, he was appointed a High Court judge and assigned to the Chancery Division.[3] In the same year, he took the customary knighthood.[1] He is on the Financial List, the Patents Court, the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) and the Administrative Court.[4] From 2019 to 2021, he was the Business and Property Courts Supervising Judge for the Midlands and Western circuit. In November 2021, he was appointed President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal.[4]

In 1998, he married Louise Merrett, with whom he has one son and one daughter.[1]

References
  1. "Smith, Hon. Sir Marcus (Alexander), (born 1 July 1967)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u250878. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. "Former Fountain Court member Mr Justice Marcus Smith appointed President of CAT". Fountain Court Chambers. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. "Marcus Smith QC appointed to the High Court". Fountain Court Chambers. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. "Mr Justice Marcus Smith". Judiciary UK. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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