Lord Briggs of Westbourne | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2017 | |
| Nominated by | David Lidington |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 9 April 2013 – 2 October 2017[1] | |
| Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-12-23)23 December 1954 (age 70) New Forest,Hampshire, England |
| Education | Charterhouse School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Michael Townley Featherstone Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne,PC (born 23 December 1954) is aJustice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He served earlier as a judge of theCourt of Appeal of England and Wales.[2] He is known as one of the foremost activeequity judges.[3]
Briggs was born on 23 December 1954 inNew Forest,Hampshire, England,[4][5] to Captain James William Featherstone Briggs,RN and Barbara Nadine Briggs (née Pelham Groom).[4] He was educated atCharterhouse School, then an all-boysindependent school in Surrey.[4] He studied history atMagdalen College, Oxford, graduating with aBachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[4] He was anacademical clerk (i.e. choral scholar) and as such sang in the college chapel's choir.[6]
Michael Briggs wascalled to the bar atLincoln's Inn in 1978 and was the Junior Counsel to Crown Chancery from 1990 to 1994. He became aQueen's Counsel in 1994. He was made aBencher of Lincoln's Inn in 2001,[7] and was appointedAttorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 July of that year.[8] He held the post until shortly after his appointment to the High Court.[9]
On 3 July 2006, he was appointed as aJustice of the High Court,[10] receiving the customaryknighthood and being assigned to theChancery Division. From 2012 to 2013, Mr Justice Briggs wasVice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster, a Chancery judge appointed by theChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in consultation with theLord Chancellor to supervise Chancery business and hear cases in the North and North East.
On 9 April 2013, Briggs was an appointedLord Justice of Appeal[11] and consequently appointed to thePrivy Council.
It was announced on 21 July 2017 that Lord Justice Briggs would become a Justice of theSupreme Court of the United Kingdom. He took office as a Supreme Court Justice on 2 October 2017,[1] taking thejudicial courtesy title ofLord Briggs of Westbourne.[12]
Lord Briggs of Westbourne was elected the 517th Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn for 2024.[13]
Lord Justice Briggs was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Chancery Modernisation Review in 2013.[14] The report was finally published in July 2016, and came to be referred to as theBriggs report.[15] Part of those recommendations included proposals for a new online court to try and create a more affordable dispute resolution procedure.[16]
Notable decisions of Lord Briggs of Westbourne include:
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