Sir Nicholas James Forwood, KC (born 1948) is a British barrister and former judge.
Early life and education
editBorn in 1948, Forwood is the son of an army officer.[1] He attended the independent Stowe School and then (from 1966) St John's College, Cambridge, where he read mechanical sciences for part 1 of the Tripos and placed in the first class; he switched to law for part 2 and placed in the second class. He graduated in 1969.[1][2]
Career
editForwood was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1970.[2] He practised as a barrister in London between 1971 and 1979,[3] when he established a chambers in Brussels specialising in European Economic Community and competition law.[2] He was called to the Irish Bar in 1981[2] In the United Kingdom, he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1987.[1]
In December 1999, Forwood was sworn as a Judge in the Court of First Instance of the European Communities,[3] which became the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union. He served as a judge on the court until 2015.[1]
Forwood has been a door tenant at Brick Court Chambers since 2015.[2][4] He has also been a part-time counsel at White & Case since 2016.[5][6]
Honours and awards
editForwood was a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1998.[3] In the 2016 New Year Honours, he was knighted for "services to European justice".[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Forwood, Sir Nicholas (James)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2020). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Sir Nicholas Forwood, QC", Brick Court Chambers. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "New Member of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Press Release No. 98/99)", Curia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Judge Nicholas Forwood Rejoins Brick Court as a Door Tenant", Brick Court Chambers, 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Sir Nicholas Forwood Joins White & Case in Brussels", White & Case, 1 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Sir Nicholas Forwood", White & Case. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 2015 (issue no. 61450, supplement no. 1), p. N2.