Sir Vivian Arthur Ramsey
FREng
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(born 24 May 1950),
is a former
judge of the High Court of England and Wales and former
civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ...
.
He is an international judge of the Singapore International
Commercial Court
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.
Education and early career
He was educated at
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...
.
Legal career
As a specialist in
construction law
Construction law is a branch of law that deals with matters relating to building construction, engineering, and related fields. It is in essence an amalgam of contract law, commercial law, planning law, employment law and tort. Construction law co ...
, Sir Vivian was assigned to the Technology and Construction Court and was subsequently made Judge in charge of the Court in 2007. He was appointed a
Fellow
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of the
Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering.
The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senio ...
in 2013.
Other work
He was on the governing body of
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...
from 2009 to 2016.
See also
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AMP v. Persons Unknown
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List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club), an organisation ...
References
External links
CCLRKeating Chambers
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1950 births
Living people
British civil engineers
English barristers
Queen's Bench Division judges
People educated at Abingdon School
Knights Bachelor
Governors of Abingdon School