Published: 24/02/2023 16:49
Sir Mathew Thorpe, Barrister from 1961, in silk from 1980, Family Division Judge (1988 to 1995), Lord Justice of Appeal (1995 to 2013) and Deputy Head of Family Justice and Head of International Family Justice (2005 to 2013).
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