Mr Justice Calver | |
|---|---|
 Calver in 2022 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1963 United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Christ's College,Cambridge |
Sir Neil Richard Calver (born 4 September 1963) [1] is a British High Court judge.
He was educated at Dartford Grammar School and was a chess champion in the Kent area at under-18 and other levels. He completed a first-class BA in law at Christ's College,Cambridge in 1986. [1] [2]
He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1987 and practised commercial and European law,initially from 4–5 Gray's Inn Square and then Brick Court Chambers from 1994. [2] [3] He took silk in 2006 and was appointed a recorder in 2009. [1]
On 1 October 2020,he was appointed a judge of the High Court,replacing Dame Sue Carr who was promoted to the Court of Appeal,and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. [4] [5] He received the customary knighthood in the same year. He sits on the Commercial Court,Admiralty Court,Administrative Court and also hears criminal cases. [4] [2] In 2025 he was appointed Presiding Judge for the South Eastern region of England from 1.1.26.
In 2009,he married Marie-Eleni Demetriou (a fellow barrister) and together they have a son and a daughter. He has another daughter from a previous marriage. He supports Charlton Athletic FC and recreationally mountain climbs. [1]
