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'''Sir Andrew William Baker''' (born 21 December 1965), styled '''The Hon. Mr Justice Baker''', is a ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/mr-justice-baker/ |title=Mr Justice Andrew Baker |publisher=judiciary.gov.uk}}</ref> '''Sir Andrew William Baker''' (born 21 December 1965), styled '''The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew Baker''', is a ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=Mr Justice Andrew Baker |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/mr-justice-andrew-baker/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |language=en-US}}</ref> He is currently Judge in Charge of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Other roles held by Senior Members of the Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/other-roles-senior-judiciary/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Biography ==
He was educated at ], read mathematics at ], and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at ].<ref>‘BAKER, Andrew William’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017</ref> He was educated at ], read mathematics at ], and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at ].<ref>‘BAKER, Andrew William’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017</ref><ref name=":0" />


He was called to the bar at ] in 1988. He was made a judge of the ] (Queen's Bench Division) in 2016. He was called to the bar at ] in 1988. He was made a judge of the ] (]) in 2016 and invested a knight in the ].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=2666969|page=1105|date=16 December 2016}}</ref> He is correctly described as Mr Justice Andrew Baker, distinguishing him from other judges, including ], with the same surname.

In April 2021, he dismissed a billion-dollar lawsuit against British financier ] and several other people. The Danish Tax Agency raised the case in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/84e19602-708f-4d91-adcb-bdf76cff3107|title=Danish tax authority loses High Court 'cum-ex' case|newspaper=Financial Times|date=27 April 2021|last1=Croft|first1=Jane}}</ref>

In May 2022, Andrew Baker was presented with an honorary degree in ] from ] for his ruling against The Danish Tax Agency.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wp.stolaf.edu/alumni|title=St. Olaf Alumni|date=6 May 2023}}</ref>


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British judge For the New Zealand politician, see Andy Baker. For the baseball player, see Andrew Baker (baseball).

The HonourableMr Justice Andrew Baker
Baker in 2022
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2016
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1965-12-21) 21 December 1965 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Alma materMerton College, Oxford

Sir Andrew William Baker (born 21 December 1965), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew Baker, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He is currently Judge in Charge of the Admiralty Court.

Biography

He was educated at Lenzie Academy, read mathematics at Merton College, Oxford, and completed a postgraduate diploma in law at City, University of London.

He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1988. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) in 2016 and invested a knight in the 2016 Special Honours. He is correctly described as Mr Justice Andrew Baker, distinguishing him from other judges, including Jeremy Baker, with the same surname.

In April 2021, he dismissed a billion-dollar lawsuit against British financier Sanjay Shah and several other people. The Danish Tax Agency raised the case in 2018.

In May 2022, Andrew Baker was presented with an honorary degree in political science from St. Olaf College for his ruling against The Danish Tax Agency.

References

  1. ^ "Mr Justice Andrew Baker". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. "Other roles held by Senior Members of the Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ‘BAKER, Andrew William’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  4. "No. 2666969". The London Gazette. 16 December 2016. p. 1105.
  5. Croft, Jane (27 April 2021). "Danish tax authority loses High Court 'cum-ex' case". Financial Times.
  6. "St. Olaf Alumni". 6 May 2023.
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