Guidance

Chancery and Patents Court judges

A list of judges in the Chancery Division of the High Court and judges sitting in the Patents Court, including details of their clerks and contact details.

Published 22 August 2016
Last updated 2 October 2019 — see all updates

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service

Judge	Clerk	Email	Telephone	Sitting in Patents Court
Chancellor of the High Court, the Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos	Natalie Ford, Clerk	natalie.ford@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6412	Yes
	Adam Davis, Diary Secretary	adam.davis@judiciary.uk	020 7947 7477
	Olivia Blunn, Assistant Private Secretary	olivia.blunn@judiciary.uk	020 7947 6680
	Andrea Dowsett, Private Secretary	andrea.dowsett2@judiciary.uk	020 7947 5648
	Vannina Ettori, Legal Sectretary	vannina.ettori@judiciary.uk	020 7947 7143
Arnold, Mr Justice (Judge in Charge of the Patents Court)	Pauline Drewett	pauline.drewett@justice.gov.uk	020 7073 1789	Yes
Birss, Mr Justice	Felicity Herdman	felicity.herdman@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 7379	Yes
Falk, Mrs Justice	Supriya Saleem	supriya.saleem@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6044
Fancourt, Mr Justice	Steven Brilliant	steven.brilliant@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6251
Hacon, His Honour Judge	Irram Khan	irram.khan@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6265
Hildyard, Mr Justice	Salma Begum	salma.begum@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6039
Mann, Mr Justice	Susan Woolley	susan.woolley@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 7964	Yes
Morgan, Mr Justice	Caroline Reid	caroline.reid@justice.gov.uk	020 7071 5694	Yes
Norris, Mr Justice	Ava Tranter	ava.tranter1@justice.gov.uk	020 7073 1789	Yes
Nugee, Mr Justice	Gary Clark	gary.clark@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 7200	Yes
Roth, Mr Justice	Ava Tranter	ava.tranter1@justice.gov.uk	020 7071 5694	Yes
Smith, Mr Justice Marcus	Gwilym Morris	gwilym.morris2@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 7767
Snowden, Mr Justice	Katie Dunkley	katie.dunkley@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6675
Trower, Mr Justice	Jas Kahlon	jas.kahlon@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6339
Zacaroli, Mr Justice	Ashley Woodstock	ashley.woodstock@justice.gov.uk	020 7947 6775

Published 22 August 2016
Last updated 2 October 2019 + show all updates

1. 2 October 2019 Clerks updated
2. 2 October 2019 Clerks details updated.
3. 3 May 2019 Updated Caroline Reid's telephone number
4. 3 May 2019 Updated clerk for Mr Justice Morgan 3.5.19
5. 8 March 2019 Clerks updated 8 March 2019.
6. 22 December 2018 Change clerk to Mr Justice Morgan.
7. 18 December 2018 Mr Justice Waksman removed from list.
8. 30 October 2018 List updated 30 October 2018
9. 4 October 2018 Details updated 1 October 2018
10. 25 June 2018 Change of clerk for Mr Justice Morgan and Mr Justice Roth.
11. 16 May 2018 Change of Clerk for Mr Justice Fancourt
12. 1 May 2018 Clerks and email addresses updated.
13. 22 January 2018 Removal of Mr Justice Peter Smith.
14. 22 January 2018 Clerk change Mr Justice Norris.
15. 4 October 2017 Regular update
16. 15 February 2017 Change of clerks
17. 27 January 2017 Change of details
18. 15 December 2016 Remove Mr Justice Henderson as now in Court of Appeal.
19. 14 December 2016 Change of judges' clerks
20. 1 December 2016 Update to contact details.
21. 22 August 2016 First published.