Robert Miles (judge)

Sir Robert John Miles, styled Mr Justice Miles, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Education

Miles was raised in London and studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University before obtaining a Diploma in Law at City University and returning to Oxford University to take the Bachelor of Civil Law.[1]

Career

Called to the Bar in 1987, Miles practised from Chambers at 4 Stone Buildings, in Lincoln's Inn, specialising in commercial and financial law and civil fraud, often with a foreign element. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2002 and as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2006.[1] From June 2012 he served as Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster.[2] On 21 April 2020 he was appointed as a Justice of the High Court[3] and on 16 March 2022 he was knighted.[4] Miles has also co-edited Oxford University Press’s Annotated Companies Legislation.

References
  1. Judicial Appointments Commission, High Court Judges 2019, accessed on 5 June 2020
  2. Duchy of Lancaster website, accessed on 5 June 2020
  3. The London Gazette, 24 April 2020
  4. The London Gazette, 22 April 2022
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