Sir Robert Akenhead (born 15 September 1949), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Akenhead, is a British judge. He was previously a QC and Head of Chambers at Atkin Chambers, and has been a specialist in

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since 1973. He was educated at

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and

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.Four Knighthoods Conferred
. 29 October 2007. Number10.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2009.

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, in 1972, he later became a

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in 1997. He officiated as an Assistant Recorder between 1991 and 1994 and as a Recorder from 1994 until 2007, when he was appointed a Judge of the High Court,

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.About the Editors

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. Retrieved 1 August 2009. He was

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in October 2007. He retired in 2015.

References

External links

UK Government's Judiciary List site
1949 births Living people Alumni of the University of Exeter 20th-century English judges 21st-century English judges English barristers English King's Counsel Knights Bachelor Members of the Inner Temple People educated at Rugby School Queen's Bench Division judges 20th-century King's Counsel 21st-century King's Counsel {{UK-law-bio-stub