Published: 14/06/2022 14:58
HHJ Stuart Farquhar is a circuit Judge based in Brighton. He is the Lead Judge in the Financial Remedies Court for Kent, Surrey and Sussex and Chairs the FRC sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group.
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