Peregrine Simon

Sir Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon PC (born 20 June 1950),^[1] is a retired Lord Justice of Appeal.^[2]

The Right Honourable Sir Peregrine Simon
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office October 2015 – June 2020
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-20) 20 June 1950 (age 75)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Law

Education and career

He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple in 1973. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1991; as a Bencher in 1999 and Recorder in 1998.^[3]

He was knighted in 2002 on his appointment as a High Court judge (assigned to the Queen's Bench Division). He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2015 and upon this appointment he was sworn in as a member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. This gave him the Honorific Title "The Right Honourable" for life. He retired on 21 June 2020.^[4]

Family

He is one of the three sons of Jocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale and his second wife, the former Fay Pearson.^[5][6]

Notable cases

• Barrow v Bankside Members Agency Ltd and another^[7]
• National Boat Shows (NBS) v Earls Court^[8]
• R v Incedal and Rarmoul-Bouhadjar
• FHR European Ventures LLP v Cedar Capital Partners LLC