# Rupert Jackson
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{{Short description|British judge (born 1948)}}
{{redirect|Lord Justice Jackson|Lord Justice Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson (judge)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [The Right Honourable](/source/The_Right_Honourable)
| name = Sir Rupert Jackson
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| office = [Lord Justice of Appeal](/source/Lord_Justice_of_Appeal)
| term_start = 11 November 2008
| term_end = 7 March 2018
| predecessor = [Sir Igor Judge](/source/Sir_Igor_Judge)
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|3|7|df=y}}
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'''Sir Rupert Matthew Jackson''', [PC](/source/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom) (born 7 March 1948) is a retired[{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/news-focus-high-priest-of-reform-jackson-bows-out/5065087.article|title=News focus: High priest of reform Jackson bows out|publisher=Law Society Gazette|author=Rachel Rothwell}}] justice of the [Court of Appeal of England and Wales](/source/Court_of_Appeal_of_England_and_Wales). Currently he serves as a Justice of the Astana International Financial Centre Court.
== Career ==
Jackson was educated at [Christ's Hospital](/source/Christ's_Hospital) and [Jesus College, Cambridge](/source/Jesus_College%2C_Cambridge),[{{cite web |publisher=Building.co.uk |url=http://www.building.co.uk/legal/interview-rupert-jackson/3045057.article |title=Interview: Rupert Jackson |year=2005}}] of which he is an Honorary Fellow.[{{cite web |publisher=Jesus College |url=http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/contacts/fellows/honoraryfellows.html |title=List of honorary fellows |access-date=1 October 2010}}] As an undergraduate, he served as President of the [Cambridge Union](/source/Cambridge_Union). He was [called to the Bar](/source/called_to_the_Bar) in 1972 ([Middle Temple](/source/Middle_Temple)) and made a [Bencher](/source/Bencher) in 1995. He became a [Queen's Counsel](/source/Queen's_Counsel) in 1987, practising from 4 New Square Chambers. Jackson was a Recorder from 1990 until 1998, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 1993.
In 1999, he was appointed a Judge of the [High Court of Justice](/source/High_Court_of_Justice) and assigned to the [Queen's Bench Division](/source/Queen's_Bench_Division) and was [knighted](/source/knight_bachelor) the same year. He later served as the judge in charge of the [Technology and Construction Court](/source/Technology_and_Construction_Court) from 2004 to 2007. On 2 October 2008, Jackson was appointed a [Lord Justice of Appeal](/source/Lord_Justice_of_Appeal),[{{cite web |url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page16257 |title=Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Lords Justices of Appeal |publisher=number10.gov.uk |date=7 July 2008 |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090706042222/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page16257 |archive-date=6 July 2009}}] and he received the customary appointment to the [Privy Council](/source/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom) the same year. On 14 June 2017 he was made an Honorary Fellow of [The Academy of Experts](/source/The_Academy_of_Experts) in recognition of his contribution and work for the Academy.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Jackson was, with John L. Powell, an author of a leading textbook on the English law of professional liability, ''Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability'', published by Sweet & Maxwell.[Jackson & Powell, ''Professional Negligence'', London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1982 – now renamed ''Professional Liability'' and in its sixth edition (2007).]
He lives in Surrey and is married to Claire, Lady Jackson, a prominent local solicitor, who is head of the Wills, Trusts and Estates department of Howell-Jones LLP.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.howell-jones.com/ourpeople/profile/claire-jackson |title=Howell-Jones LLP – Solicitors UK |access-date=18 January 2010 |archive-date=25 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225072149/http://www.howell-jones.com/ourpeople/profile/claire-jackson |url-status=dead }}]
Following his retirement from the Court of Appeal, Sir Rupert Jackson was appointed a Justice of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2018.[{{cite web |title=UK royal judge to head AIFC |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/uk-royal-judge-to-head-aifc_a3145751 |website=Kazinform|date=7 February 2018 }}]
The AIFC Court is an independent [commercial court](/source/commercial_court) and separable from the judicial system of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is presided over by the Rt. Hon. [The Lord Burnett of Maldon](/source/The_Lord_Burnett_of_Maldon), one of the leading judicial figures in the UK.[{{Cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://court.aifc.kz/en/who-we-are |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=court.aifc.kz}}]
== Review of civil costs ==
With the support of the [Ministry of Justice](/source/Ministry_of_Justice), the [Master of the Rolls](/source/Master_of_the_Rolls), [Sir Anthony Clarke](/source/Sir_Anthony_Clarke), asked Lord Justice Jackson to conduct a review of civil litigation [costs](/source/Costs_(English_law)). Aims include carrying out an [independent review](/source/Independent_reviews_in_the_United_Kingdom) of the rules governing the costs of civil litigation and to provide recommendations in order to promote access to justice at proportionate cost.
The [review](/source/Review_of_Civil_Litigation_Costs) commenced in January 2009 and the findings were presented in January 2010.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Reports/jackson-final-report-140110.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 October 2013 |archive-date=15 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115131706/http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Reports/jackson-final-report-140110.pdf |url-status=dead }}] Many of the resulting reforms were implemented as part of the [Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012](/source/Legal_Aid%2C_Sentencing_and_Punishment_of_Offenders_Act_2012) (LASPO) in April 2013.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.simplylawyers.co.uk/jackson-reform-sra-compliance/laspo-compliance-guide/ |title=LASPO Compliant Marketing at Simply Lawyers Call Now! | Simply Lawyers |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606044850/http://www.simplylawyers.co.uk/jackson-reform-sra-compliance/laspo-compliance-guide/ |url-status=dead }}]
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