Elizabeth Gloster

Dame Elizabeth Gloster, DBE, PC (born 5 June 1949[1]) is a former judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Vice-President of the Civil Division. She was the first female judge of the Commercial Court.[2]

The Right Honourable

Dame Elizabeth Gloster

DBE PC
Lady Justice of Appeal
In office
9 April 2013 – 1 June 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
High Court Judge
In office
21 April 2004 – 9 April 2013
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Gloster

(1949-06-05) 5 June 1949
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Stanley Brodie QC (div. 2004)
Sir Oliver Popplewell (m. 2008)
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister

Education

Gloster was educated at Roedean School and Girton College, Cambridge.[3]

Career

Gloster was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1971 (and made a bencher in 1992).[4] In 1989, she became a Queen's Counsel. She was appointed a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey in 1993 and a Recorder in 1995.[5]

On 21 April 2004, Gloster was appointed a High Court judge,[6] receiving the customary appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), and allocated to the Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court).[7] From 2010-12, she was the judge in charge of the Commercial Court.[5]

On 9 April 2013, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal[8] and consequently appointed to the Privy Council.

She became Vice-President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal on 7 December 2016, on the retirement of Lord Justice Moore-Bick.[9] She retired from the Court of Appeal on 1 June 2018.[7]

Judgments
  • Relfo Ltd v Varsani [2014] EWCA Civ 360 - English unjust enrichment law concerning to what extent enrichment of the defendant must be at the expense of the claimant; Gloster LJ concurring with Arden LJ

Private life

In 2004, Elizabeth Gloster was divorced from Stanley Brodie QC. On 15 March 2008, she married Sir Oliver Popplewell.[10] As a result she is entitled to, but does not use, the title of Lady Popplewell.

References
  1. "Senior judiciary". The Judicial Office. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. Malkin, Brendan (13 April 2004). "Gloster QC is first female Commercial Court judge". The Lawyer. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. "Elizabeth Gloster QC". Commonwealth Secretariat. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. "Gloster, Dame Elizabeth - Hot 100". The Lawyer. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. "Appointment of new judge in charge of the Commercial Court". The Judicial Office. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  6. "No. 57274". The London Gazette. 28 April 2004. p. 5305.
  7. "Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lady Justice Gloster DBE". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. "No. 60472". The London Gazette. 11 April 2013. p. 7097.
  9. https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/appointed-of-the-new-vice-president-of-the-court-of-appeal-civil/
  10. Rozenberg, Joshua (4 June 2008). "Brief Encounters". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2011.


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