Dame Laura Mary Cox (born 8 November 1951), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cox, is a former English
High Court judge of the
Queen's Bench Division, serving from 2002 until her retirement in 2016. Before serving on the bench, she was a
barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprud ...
who specialised in employment law, discrimination and human rights.
Affiliations
*Head of Cloisters Chambers, Temple (1995–2002)
*Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee (1995–99) and Equal Opportunities Committee (1999–2002)
*Bencher of the Inner Temple; member of the Independent Human Rights Organization Justice (former Council member) and *Lawyers of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties), co-founder
*Vice-President of the Institute of Employment Rights
*Panel of Experts advising the Cambridge University Independent Review of Discrimination Legislation, panel member
*Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary College, London University (2005)
*Council of the University of London (2003–06), member
*President of the Association of Women Barristers
*United Kingdom Association of Women Judges, committee member
Judicial career
She was appointed as a Queen's Bench Division judge in the High Court on 4 November 2002, and was awarded, as customary, a
damehood
''Dame'' is a traditionally British honorific title given to women who have been admitted to certain orders of chivalry. It is the female equivalent of ''Sir'', the title used by knights. Baronetesses in their own right also use the title ''Da ...
(DBE).
See also
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Murder of Sian O'Callaghan
Sian Emma O'Callaghan (3 June 1988 – March 2011) was a 22-year-old British woman who disappeared from Swindon, Wiltshire, England, having last been seen at a nightclub in the town in the early hours of 19 March 2011. Her body was found on 24 ...
References
External links
Kent.ac.ukThelawyer.com
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1951 births
Living people
Alumni of Queen Mary University of London
English barristers
English King's Counsel
English women judges
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Bench Division judges
20th-century King's Counsel
21st-century King's Counsel
20th-century English women lawyers
20th-century English women
20th-century English judges
Lawyers awarded damehoods