Born on 4 December 1962 in Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, United Kingdom

• MA in law, Downing College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1984
• Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 1985
• Masters in European Law, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 1986
• Attorney General A Panel Counsel, 2005-2008
• Queen’s-King’s Counsel, 2008-2025
• Member of UK Delegation to Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), 2004-2025
• Member of the Bar of Northern Ireland, since 2018
• Member of the Bar of the Brabant Wallon, since 2018
• Deputy High Court Judge, since 2018 (allocated to King’s Bench Division/Administrative Court)
• Member of the Bar of Bruxelles, since 2020
• Chair, International Committee of the Bar of England and Wales, 2022-2025
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 22 September 2025.