Name Launcelot Henderson | Education Balliol College | |
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Alma mater Balliol College, Oxford | ||
Sir Launcelot Dinadan James Henderson (born 20 November 1951), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Henderson or Sir Launcelot Henderson, is a Lord Justice of Appeal.
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Early life
The son of Peter Henderson, Baron Henderson of Brompton, he was educated at Westminster School and Balliol College, Oxford.
Career
He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1977 and became a bencher there in 2004. He was made a QC in 1995, deputy judge of the High Court from 2001-2007, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) from 2007-2016. On 13 September 2016 it was announced that he would join the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal from Autumn 2016. He took office on 3 November 2016 and his appointment to the Privy Council was announced 15 days later.
He is a Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.