Anthony Evans (judge) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
Sir Anthony Evans
Office:Lord Justice of Appeal
Term Start:1992
Term End:2000
Birth Date:1934 6, df=yes
Nationality:British
Occupation:Judge
Profession:Law

Sir Anthony Howell Meurig Evans, (born 11 June 1934) is an internationally known jurist, judge, and barrister, and a former Lord Justice of Appeal.[1]

He currently holds the office of Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and is the first person to hold that office.[2]

Sir Anthony was appointed to the post in April 2005 by Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who was then ruler of Dubai. He formerly held high judicial office in the courts of England and Wales, sitting on the Court of Appeal and the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, including the Commercial Court (which is part of the Queen's Bench Division.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birthdays today. https://web.archive.org/web/20130611165140/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-6-11.html . dead . 11 June 2013 . The Telegraph. 10 June 2014. 11 June 2013. Sir Anthony Evans, a former Lord Justice of Appeal, 79 .
  2. Web site: Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai Appoints Two Judges to DIFC Court . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070106205623/http://www.difccourts.ae/press_centre/news/2.html . 6 January 2007 .