# Matthew Nicklin

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The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom Justice of the High Court Incumbent Assumed office 2 October 2017 Monarch Charles III Personal details Born 1970 (age 55–56) Oxford, England Alma mater Newcastle University

**Sir Matthew James Nicklin** [FRSA](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts) (born 1970)[1] is an [English](/source/English_law) [High Court judge](/source/High_Court_judge_(England_and_Wales)).

Nicklin was born in [Oxford](/source/Oxford), England. He was educated at [Tasker Milward Voluntary Controlled School](/source/Tasker_Milward_Voluntary_Controlled_School) in [Haverfordwest](/source/Haverfordwest). In 1992, he took a [First](/source/First-class_honours) in [Law](/source/LLB) from [Newcastle University](/source/Newcastle_University).[1]

Nicklin was [called to the bar](/source/Call_to_the_bar) at [Lincoln's Inn](/source/Lincoln's_Inn) in 1993 and practised from 1996, specialising in privacy and defamation law. In addition to practice, he wrote *The Law of Privacy and the Media* in 2002 which was taken into a third edition.[1]

He served as a [recorder](/source/Recorder_(judge)) from 2009 to 2017 and [took silk](/source/Queen's_Counsel) in 2013. He was joint-head of chambers at 5RB from 2014 to 2017. He was a member of the [Bar Standards Board](/source/Bar_Standards_Board) from 2007 to 2013. In 2010, he was elected a [Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts). He is on [Newcastle Law School](/source/Newcastle_University#Newcastle_Law_School)'s advisory board.[1][2][3]

On 2 October 2017, Nicklin was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [Queen's Bench Division](/source/Queen's_Bench_Division_of_the_High_Court_of_Justice_of_England_and_Wales).[4] He took the customary [knighthood](/source/Knight_Bachelor) in the same year.[1] Since February 2021, he has been Judge in Charge of the Media and Communications List.[5]

On 22 July 2021, Nicklin presided over the *Jamal Hijazi* v *[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon](/source/Tommy_Robinson)* case.[6][7]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_1-4) ["Nicklin, Hon. Sir Matthew (James), (born 1970)"](https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-257770). *[Who's Who (UK)](/source/Who's_Who_(UK))*. 1 December 2019. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u257770](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fww%2F9780199540884.013.u257770). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-954088-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-954088-4). Retrieved 16 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Alumni Profiles"](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/law/alumni/profiles/). *www.ncl.ac.uk*. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Matthew Nicklin QC appointed to High Court"](https://www.5rb.com/news/matthew-nicklin-qc-appointed-high-court/). *5RB Barristers*. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Senior Judiciary"](https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/). *Judiciary UK*. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mr Justice Nicklin appointed Judge in Charge of the Media and Communications List"](https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/mr-justice-nicklin-appointed-judge-in-charge-of-the-media-and-communications-list/). *Judiciary UK*. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tommy Robinson loses Jamal Hijazi libel case"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57930901). *BBC News*. 22 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon judgment"](https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hijazi-v-Yaxley-Lennon-judgment-220721.pdf) (PDF). *Judiciary UK*. 21 July 2022.

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