Andrew Edis

The Right Honourable
Lord Justice Edis
Senior Presiding Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2022
Preceded bySir Charles Haddon-Cave
Lord Justice of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 January 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court judge
Queen's Bench Division
In office
1 October 2014 – 27 January 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1957-06-09) 9 June 1957 (age 67)
NationalityBritish
ResidenceLiverpool/London
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationBarrister, judge

Sir Andrew Jeremy Coulter Edis PC (born 9 June 1957), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Edis,[1] is a Lord Justice of Appeal, serving as the Senior Presiding Judge having previously served as a High Court Judge.

Edis studied at Liverpool College and University College, Oxford.[2] He was called to the Bar in 1980. He became an Assistant Recorder in 1994, a Deputy High Court Judge in 2001, Bencher of Middle Temple in 2004 and Senior Treasury Counsel in 2008.

Edis has been ranked by Chambers and Partners[3] and The Legal 500[4] as a top advocate in crime.

His work has included high-profile cases that have been featured in national newspapers such as The Independent[5] and by the BBC.[6][7] For example, he defended in the 2005 Lady in the Lake trial.[4][7] He has also undertaken book reviewing for the Times Higher Education Supplement.[8]

Edis was counsel for the ultimately successful prosecution in R v Huhne, the trial of former British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne MP and his former wife, Vicky Pryce for perverting the course of justice in relation to a 2003 speeding case. In May 2013, Edis was lead prosecutor in the trial of Jiervon Bartlett and Nayed Hoque, who were accused of the murder of Paula Castle after allegedly mugging her in Greenford; they later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.[9] In late 2013, Edis was the lead prosecutor in the News of the World newspaper phone-hacking scandal trial, R v Brooks, Coulson and six others.[10]

Edis was appointed a Justice of the High Court[11] on 1 October 2014 and knighted.[12] He became a Lord Justice of Appeal on 27 January 2021.[13]

In his spare time, Edis is an enthusiastic cricketer and was one of the founding members of the Liverpool Bar Cricket Club, once taking career best figures of 7–12 in their annual fixture against the Inn[clarification needed] at Whitewell.[14]

  1. ^ "Andrew Jeremy Coulter Edis". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The Phone-Hacking Trial" (PDF). The Martlet. University College, Oxford. Winter 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Andrew Edis QC". Chambers and Partners. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Andrew Edis QC". The Legal 500. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Andrew Edis". The Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Life sentence for wife killer". BBC News. UK: BBC. 16 January 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Life for 'Lady in Lake' husband". BBC News. UK: BBC. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  8. ^ Edis, Andrew (26 May 2006). "Join the legal fight club". Times Higher Education Supplement. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. ^ Cheston, P. (2 March 2012). "Chris Huhne hires Harry's lawyer". London Evening Standard.
  10. ^ Davies, Caroline (31 October 2013). "Phone-hacking trial: who are the judge and lead prosecutor?". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Edis". Appointments and Retirements. UK: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Press release: Knighthoods and Damehood conferred". GOV.UK. London, UK: Prime Minister's Office. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Senior Judiciary". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Andrew Edis QC". Liverpool Bar Cricket Club. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.