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Lord Mance, who was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court last September, has retired aged 75. Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1965, he took Silk in 1982. He became a High Court judge in 1993, a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1999 and joined the Supreme Court in 2009. Succeeded by Scotland-qualified Lord Reed, Lord Mance is interviewed in the next issue of Counsel.
Lord Mance, who was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court last September, has retired aged 75. Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1965, he took Silk in 1982. He became a High Court judge in 1993, a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1999 and joined the Supreme Court in 2009. Succeeded by Scotland-qualified Lord Reed, Lord Mance is interviewed in the next issue of Counsel.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
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