Andrew Baker

Mr Justice Andrew Baker
Baker in 2022
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
1 November 2016
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1965-12-21) 21 December 1965 (age 58)
NationalityBritish
Alma materMerton College, Oxford

Sir Andrew William Baker (born 21 December 1965), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew Baker, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1] He is currently Judge in Charge of the Admiralty Court.[2]

Biography

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He was educated at Lenzie Academy, read mathematics at Merton College, Oxford, and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at City, University of London.[3][1]

He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1988. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) in 2016 and invested a knight in the 2016 Special Honours.[4] He is correctly described as Mr Justice Andrew Baker, distinguishing him from other judges, including Jeremy Baker, with the same surname.

In April 2021 he dismissed a billion-dollar lawsuit against British financier Sanjay Shah and several other people. The Danish Tax Agency raised the case in 2018.[5]

In May 2022 Andrew Baker was presented with an honorary degree in political science from St. Olaf College for his ruling against The Danish Tax Agency.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Justice Andrew Baker". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Other roles held by Senior Members of the Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ ‘BAKER, Andrew William’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  4. ^ "No. 2666969". The London Gazette. 16 December 2016. p. 1105.
  5. ^ Croft, Jane (27 April 2021). "Danish tax authority loses High Court 'cum-ex' case". Financial Times.
  6. ^ "St. Olaf Alumni". 6 May 2023.