Elizabeth Gloster
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, DBE, PC (born 5 June 1949[1]) is a former judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Vice-President of the Civil Division. She was the first female judge of the Commercial Court.[2]
Dame Elizabeth Gloster DBE PC | |
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| Lady Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 9 April 2013 – 1 June 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| High Court Judge | |
| In office 21 April 2004 – 9 April 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Gloster 5 June 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Stanley Brodie QC (div. 2004) Sir Oliver Popplewell (m. 2008) |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Education
Gloster was educated at Roedean School and Girton College, Cambridge.[3]
Career
Gloster was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1971 (and made a bencher in 1992).[4] In 1989, she became a Queen's Counsel. She was appointed a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey in 1993 and a Recorder in 1995.[5]
On 21 April 2004, Gloster was appointed a High Court judge,[6] receiving the customary appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), and allocated to the Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court).[7] From 2010-12, she was the judge in charge of the Commercial Court.[5]
On 9 April 2013, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal[8] and consequently appointed to the Privy Council.
She became Vice-President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal on 7 December 2016, on the retirement of Lord Justice Moore-Bick.[9] She retired from the Court of Appeal on 1 June 2018.[7]
Judgments
- Relfo Ltd v Varsani [2014] EWCA Civ 360 - English unjust enrichment law concerning to what extent enrichment of the defendant must be at the expense of the claimant; Gloster LJ concurring with Arden LJ
Private life
In 2004, Elizabeth Gloster was divorced from Stanley Brodie QC. On 15 March 2008, she married Sir Oliver Popplewell.[10]
References
- "Senior judiciary". The Judicial Office. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- Malkin, Brendan (13 April 2004). "Gloster QC is first female Commercial Court judge". The Lawyer. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- "Elizabeth Gloster QC". Commonwealth Secretariat. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- "Gloster, Dame Elizabeth - Hot 100". The Lawyer. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- "Appointment of new judge in charge of the Commercial Court". The Judicial Office. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- "No. 57274". The London Gazette. 28 April 2004. p. 5305.
- "Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lady Justice Gloster DBE". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- "No. 60472". The London Gazette. 11 April 2013. p. 7097.
- https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/appointed-of-the-new-vice-president-of-the-court-of-appeal-civil/
- Rozenberg, Joshua (4 June 2008). "Brief Encounters". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2011.