Career
He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 11 January 1994, serving in the Queen"s Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on 1 October 1997. He retired on 30 September 2008.
From 19 May 1991 to 4 November 1996 he was a director of the Blenheim Court Residents Company (Woodstock).
He was also a director of The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales from 20 September 1993 to 7 July 2008. He criticised both parties for failing to resolve the issues between themselves and for bringing a case that was a drain on public resources.
In December 2011 he refused an application for appeal from the Daily Telegraph over a libel case involving Sarah Thornton.