Devereux is pleased to announce that Head of Chambers Andrew Burns KC has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge. It is planned that he will hear cases in the King’s Bench Divisions of the High Court. Andrew will sit for up to six weeks a year while continuing to practice full time from Chambers. He is appointed along with 28 other new deputy judges following a competition run by the Judicial Appointments Commission.

Andrew was previously appointed to sit as a Recorder in 2009, hearing criminal cases and appeals in the Crown Court.  Andrew commented: “It is a privilege to be appointed to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge. We have a number of members of Chambers who have been appointed to a range of part-time judicial roles.  We all feel that this is an important part of our commitment to the justice system as well as being excellent experience because sitting as a judge gives fresh perspective to our advocacy and how we advise our clients”.

The full list of appointments can be found here.