# Neil Calver

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The Honourable Mr Justice Calver Calver in 2022 Justice of the High Court Incumbent Assumed office 1 October 2020 Monarch Elizabeth II Personal details Born (1963-09-04) 4 September 1963 (age 62) United Kingdom Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge

**Sir Neil Richard Calver** (born 4 September 1963)[1] is a British [High Court judge](/source/High_Court_judge_(England_and_Wales)).

He was educated at [Dartford Grammar School](/source/Dartford_Grammar_School) and was a [chess champion](/source/Chess) in the [Kent](/source/Kent) area at under-18 and other levels. He completed a [first-class](/source/First-class_honours) [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [law](/source/Law) at [Christ's College, Cambridge](/source/Christ's_College%2C_Cambridge) in 1986.[1][2]

He was [called to the bar](/source/Call_to_the_bar) at [Gray's Inn](/source/Gray's_Inn) in 1987 and practised commercial and European law, initially from 4–5 Gray's Inn Square and then [Brick Court Chambers](/source/Brick_Court_Chambers) from 1994.[2][3] He [took silk](/source/Queen's_Counsel) in 2006 and was appointed a [recorder](/source/Recorder_(judge)) in 2009.[1]

On 1 October 2020, he was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing [Dame Sue Carr](/source/Sue_Carr) who was promoted to the [Court of Appeal](/source/Court_of_Appeal_(England_and_Wales)), and he was assigned to the [Queen's Bench Division](/source/Queen's_Bench_Division_of_the_High_Court_of_Justice_of_England_and_Wales).[4][5] He received the customary [knighthood](/source/Knight_Bachelor) in the same year. He sits on the [Commercial Court](/source/Commercial_Court_(England_and_Wales)), [Admiralty Court](/source/Admiralty_court), [Administrative Court](/source/Administrative_Court_(England_and_Wales)) and also hears criminal cases.[4][2] In 2025 he was appointed Presiding Judge for the South Eastern region of England from 1.1.26.

In 2009, he married Marie-Eleni Demetriou (a fellow barrister) and together they have a son and a daughter. He has another daughter from a previous marriage. He supports [Charlton Athletic FC](/source/Charlton_Athletic_F.C.) and recreationally [mountain climbs](/source/Mountaineering).[1]

## 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) ["Calver, Hon. Sir Neil Richard, (born 4 Sept. 1963)"](https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245362). *[Who's Who (UK)](/source/Who's_Who_(UK))*. 1 December 2020. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245362](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fww%2F9780199540884.013.u245362). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-954088-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-954088-4). Retrieved 22 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_2-2) ["Mr Justice Calver"](https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/mr-justice-calver/). *Judiciary UK*. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Neil Calver QC appointed to the High Court"](https://www.brickcourt.co.uk/news/detail/neil-calver-qc-appointed-to-the-high-court). *[Brick Court Chambers](/source/Brick_Court_Chambers)*. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_4-1) ["Senior Judiciary"](https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/). *Judiciary UK*. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["High Court Appointments"](https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/high-court-appointments-2/). *Judiciary UK*. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

v t e Judges of the King's Bench Division of England and Wales For brevity, the words "Mr/Mrs Justice" have been omitted from judges' titles. Division heads President Dame Victoria Sharp Vice-President Lord Justice Dingemans Puisne judges Baker Bennathan Bourne Bright Bryan Butcher Calver Cavanagh Chamberlain Cheema-Grubb Choudhury Cockerill Collins Rice Constable Cotter Cutts D. Dias J. Dias Dove Eady Ellenbogen Eyre Farbey Fordham Foster Foxton Freedman Garnham Goose Goss Griffiths Henshaw Hill Hilliard Jacobs Jay Jefford Johnson Kerr J. Knowles R. Knowles Lambert Lang Lavender Linden May McGowan Morris Murray Nicklin O'Farrell Pepperall Picken Ritchie Saini Sheldon Soole Spencer Stacey Steyn Sweeting Swift Thornton Tipples Turner Waksman Wall Williams Yip

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