James Mellor QC appointed as High Court judge
James Mellor QC appointed as High Court judge 21-01-2021 03-10-2016 An 8 New Square barrister who specialises in IP has been appointed as a High Court judge in England and Wales. The appointment, announced yesterday, January 20, will see well-known IP expert James Mellor QC take up his new position in the Chancery Division on February 8, 2021. The new appointment means that there will be two full-time High Court judges with a strong IP background in the Chancery Division. In September 2020, Richard Meade QC, also a former barrister at 8 New Square, took up his appointment as a High Court judg...