The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Sullivan |
|
---|---|
Senior President of Tribunals | |
In office 25 June 2012 – 17 September 2015 |
|
Preceded by | Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill |
Succeeded by | Sir Ernest Ryder |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office January 2009 – 17 September 2015 |
|
High Court Judge | |
In office 1997–2009 |
|
Personal details | |
Born | 17 September 1945 |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Sir Jeremy Mirth Sullivan PC (born 17 September 1945) became a Lord Justice of Appeal in January 2009 and was appointed Senior President of Tribunals in 2012. He retired from both positions on 17 September 2015. On 25 October 2016 the Transport Secretary announced that Sullivan would oversee the consultation which will follow his announcement recommending a third runway at Heathrow.
He was educated at Framlingham College and King's College London (LLB, LLM) and was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1968 where he became a bencher in 1993.
By 1976 Sullivan was Counsel for the Department of Environment's M25 motorway public inquiry Other clients he represented included the London Borough Councils of Hammersmith and Haringey as well as the Attorney General; while he has worked closely with Harry Woolf in matters of Planning Law. By 1979 his Court of Appeal work included advocating the legalizing of uncompleted development work.