Head of 1 Hare Court appointed to High Court

Philip Moor QC has been appointed as a High Court Judge. The appointment follows the elevation of Mr Justice McFarlane to the Court of Appeal.

Mr  Moor, 52, was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1982 and took Silk in 2001. He was appointed a Recorder in 2002 and is approved to sit as a deputy High Court Judge.

He will take up his appointment on 3 October and will be sworn in on 7 October.

1 Hare Court now counts the President of the Family Division, a Lord Justice of Appeal and three High Court Judges among its former members.