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Biography

Lord Carnwath was a member of the UK Supreme Court from 2012 to 2020. He began his legal career as a practising barrister from 1968 (specialising in planning and administrative law), and became a judge in 1994. He was Chairman of the Law Commission from 1998-2001, and Senior President of Tribunals from 2005-2012. He has taken a special interest in environmental law, and has given leading judgments on environmental issues. He was a founder-member of the EU Forum of Judges for the Environment (“EUFJE”), and of the Global Judges’ Institute on the Environment (“GJIE”). He is currently an Associate Member of Landmark Chambers, and (among other academic posts) Visiting Professor in Practice at the Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE.