Education
University of Exeter. Rugby School.
University of Exeter. Rugby School.
Mr Justice Akenhead, is a British judge. He was previously a Queen's Counsel and Head of Chambers at Atkin Chambers, and has been a specialist in construction law since 1973. He was educated at Rugby School and Exeter University.
Called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1972, he later became a Bencher in 1997.
He officiated as an Assistant Recorder between 1991 and 1994 and as a Recorder from 1994 until 2007, when he was appointed a Judge of the High Court, Queen"s Bench Division. In recognition of his appointment, he was also conferred with a knighthood in October 2007.