Philip Otton

Sir Philip Howard Otton (born 28 May 1933), styled The Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton, is a former Lord Justice of Appeal (1995-2001).[1]

Career

Otton was educated at the University of Birmingham (LLB). In 1983, he was approved as a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1995.[1] In 2004, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal in Gibraltar.[2] He was judge of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Court from 2007 to 2011.[1]

Judgments

Awards and honours

Otton was awarded the Coventry Award of Merit in 2002.[3] He holds honorary degrees from Nottingham Trent University, the University of Essex and the University of Birmingham.[1]

References

  1. "Philip (Howard) OTTON". Debrett's. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. "Sir Philip Otton". 20 Essex Street. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. "City honours more special people". Coventry Telegraph. 13 April 2002. Retrieved 8 August 2014.


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