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by msk1978 » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:54 pm
Judge looks to have a quiet a lot of experience in Employment Law and Human Rights... Lets see
The Hon Mrs Justice Cox DBE
The Hon Mrs Justice Cox DBE was appointed as a High Court Judge in November 2002. Before her appointment she had been the Head of Chambers at Cloisters in the Temple, where she specialised, wrote and lectured for many years in discrimination and employment, European and human rights law. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1994 and was regularly named in legal directories as one of the leading practitioners in equality and employment law, appearing in many of the leading cases in both domestic and European courts. In December 2002 she received a lifetime achievement award from Liberty and JUSTICE for her commitment to equality and human rights.
In 1998 Laura Cox was appointed and continues to serve as the British member of the International Labour Organisation Committee of Experts, monitoring ILO Member States’ compliance with international labour standards. She chaired the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee and, subsequently, the Equal Opportunities Committee and in 2003 she was appointed as Chair of the Equal Treatment Advisory Committee, the advisory committee to the Judicial Studies Board on equality and diversity training for the judiciary. She was, from 2001 – 2004, Chair of the Board of Interights, the international human rights organisation established to promote the effective use of human rights law to protect rights and freedoms world-wide, in co-operation with lawyers, NGOs and judges. In 2005 she was delighted to be invited to become the Honorary President of the Association of Women Barristers and she is currently a committee member of the UK Association of Women Judges.
(Change of employer)