Sarah Falk
Lady Justice Falk | |
|---|---|
| File:SarahFalk Judge.jpg Falk in 2022 | |
| Lady Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| High Court Judge Chancery Division | |
| In office 1 October 2018 – 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Valerie Falk 1 June 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Dame Sarah Valerie Falk, DBE PC (born 1 June 1962)[1] is a British Court of Appeal judge. She was previously a High Court judge and senior Judicial Appointments Commissioner.
Career
[edit | edit source]Falk studied law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1986. Specialising in corporate tax she became a partner in Freshfields in 1994, notably working on the corporate restructure of EMI in 2011.[2][3][4][5]
During her career at Freshfields, Falk noted she experienced sexism despite being a partner. In an interview, she said during her time there she would often be the only female attending meetings and her male colleagues in those meetings would demonstrate selective hearing, with a male colleague repeating a point she had made earlier which then would be treated as a good idea.[6]
In 2015 she was appointed as a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) having left Freshfields partnership while still working on a consultancy basis until 2018.[3][1]
High Court appointment
[edit | edit source]On 1 October 2018 she was appointed as a High Court judge.[3][7] She received the customary Damehood in 2019.[8]
On 1 October 2019, she was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission. She retired from the post on 30 September 2022.[3][8]
Court of Appeal and Privy Council appointment
[edit | edit source]Her appointment to the Court of Appeal was announced on 2 November 2022.[9] On 14 December 2022 Falk was appointed to the Privy Council, entitling her to the style The Right Honourable for life.[10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Falk married Marcus Flint in 1985, she has one son and one daughter. She has an interest in classical music, dog walking and horse riding.[1]
She acted as chair of the ProCorda Trust, a youth music organisation, between 2008 and 2018.[1]
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