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The Hon Wayne Martin KC

Wayne Martin

Full Title: The Hon Wayne Martin KC

Category: Honorary Bencher

Bench Call Date: 03-06-2025

Bio:

Wayne has degrees in Law from the University of Western Australia (Hons, 1st Class) and Kings College London (LLM). After practisng as a solicitor and later as a barrister in Perth, Western Australia he was appointed Queens Counsel in 1993. He served as Chief Justice of Western Australia from 2006-2018, and as Lieutenant Governor of the State from 2008 -2018. After retiring from the bench in Western Australia he is taking appointments as mediator and arbitrator from chambers in Perth and London. In 2019 he was appointed as a judge of the Courts of the Dubai International Centre and since 2024 he has served as Chief Justice of those Courts (in a part time capacity.