Masters of the Bench

Called in 1975, Silk in 1996 and appointed High Court Judge (QBD) in May 2013, Stephen was previously Designated Civil Judge for Liverpool and Manchester.  He was the Judicial College Course Director for The Civil Induction Course and for the Equality Act and Jackson reforms and on its International Committee.  He recently obtained a 1st Class degree in French and Spanish from the Open University.  He is a Consulting Editor of the White Book.  Until 2013 he was a Member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.  He has been a marshalling judge for the Inn.