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Full Name Julian Henry Malins Born 1 May 1950 ( 1950-05-01 ) B.A.O.R. West Germany Occupation Barrister, Governor of the Museum of London, Councillor for the City of London, Governor of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Title Julian Malins Esq MA QC Education University of Oxford, Brasenose College, Oxford | ||
Julian Malins (1 May 1950), MA, QC, is a British barrister, Farrington Ward Councillor of the City of London and a Governor of the Museum of London.
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Early life
Malins was born in BAOR West Germany, where his father was serving in the army. Brought up in Ghana, Nigeria and Singapore, he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he gained 3 boxing blues and hooked for the University rugby team, including in the famous victory over the Springboks on the 5th November 1969 at Twickenham and in many other first class games. He studied at The College of Law, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1972 by the Middle Temple and subsequently to the Bars of the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands and on a case by case basis to other Bars, having been awarded a Harmsworth Scholarship. He was pupil to Baron Alexander of Weedon QC.
Legal career
Malins has served as a Deputy Judge and a Crown Court Recorder since 1990, and is one of England's leading commercial barristers. An early case of note was his successful defence of Freeman Ors before the Westminster City Council in 1986.
Malins has represented Sir Elton John and Lord Archer in libel cases (the latter against the Daily Star). He has coordinated the worldwide recovery of US$150 million from exiled Kuwaiti thieves in London, United Kingdom.
Malins served as an Arbitrator of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2006. He was also a director of other companies, a member of the Government's Panel on Sustainable Development and European and Caribbean counsel to a major worldwide organization in the B.C.C.I litigation for their work in Cayman, Nassau, the B.V.I., South America, and Europe. He chaired the Disciplinary Tribunal for The Securities and Investments Board (SIB) from 1990 until it became a Financial Services Authority (FSA) in 1997. He is also a Governor of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Personal life
His brother Humfrey Malins is British Conservative Party politician.