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Philip Otton

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Sir Philip Otton
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1995–2001
Justice of the High Court
In office
1983–1995

Sir Philip Howard Otton (born 28 May 1933), styled The Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton, is a former Lord Justice of Appeal (1995–2001).[1]

Career

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Otton was educated at the University of Birmingham (LLB). In 1983, he was approved as a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1995.[1] In 2004, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal in Gibraltar.[2] He was judge of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Court from 2007 to 2011.[1]

Judgments

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Awards and honours

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Otton was awarded the Coventry Award of Merit in 2002.[3] He holds honorary degrees from Nottingham Trent University, the University of Essex and the University of Birmingham.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Philip (Howard) OTTON". Debrett's. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Sir Philip Otton". 20 Essex Street. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "City honours more special people". Coventry Telegraph. 13 April 2002. Retrieved 8 August 2014.