Sir Edward James Mellor (born 16 May 1961), styled Mr Justice Mellor, is a British High Court judge.[1][2]

Mr Justice Mellor
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
8 February 2021
Personal details
Born (1961-05-16) 16 May 1961 (age 63)
Sutton Coldfield
NationalityBritish
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge

Early life and education

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Mellor was born on 16 May 1961 in Sutton Coldfield. He grew up and studied at a boarding school in Rugby.[3][4] He then went on to study Engineering and then Production engineering at King's College, Cambridge. He worked as engineer on various projects and later returned to Cambridge to complete a Law conversion course.[3]

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Mellor was called to the bar in 1986 and began practice at 8 New Square Chambers in 1987, specialising in intellectual property.[5]

Mellor was appointed King's Counsel in 2006.[5]

In August 2015, the Lord Chancellor appointed Mellor as an' Appointed Person', allowing him to hear appeals against decisions from the Intellectual Property Office.[6]

On 22 March 2018, Mellor became Head of Chambers at 8 New Square.[7]

Mellor was appointed as a High Court Judge assigned to the Chancery Division on 8 February 2021.[2] He received the customary Knighthood in March 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "High Court Appointment". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "High Court Judges 2020". Judicial Appointments Commission. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "MELLOR, Mr James QC - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Media, Newton. "James Mellor QC appointed as High Court judge". World IP Review. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "New Appointed Persons for designs and trade marks". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ Square, 8 New (22 March 2018). "New Head of Chambers, James Mellor QC - 8 New Square". 8 New Square Chambers. Retrieved 26 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)