Kelyn Bacon

Dame Kelyn Meher Bacon Darwin, DBE (born 29 October 1973)^[1] is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable Mrs Justice Bacon
Bacon in 2020
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2020
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Personal details
Born	(1973-10-29) 29 October 1973 (age 50) Mumbai, India
Nationality	British
Alma mater	European University Institute Merton College, Oxford

Bacon was born in Mumbai, India and was educated at state schools in Somerset, England. She studied at Merton College, Oxford where she graduated with an MA in Law with Law Studies in Europe in 1996, attending the University of Konstanz in Germany. She attended the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and graduated with an LLM in European law in 1997. She completed her barrister vocational training at the Inns of Court School of Law in 1998.^[2][1][3]

Bacon was called the bar at the Inner Temple in 1998 and practised EU and competition law from Brick Court Chambers after completing her pupillage there in 1999.^[4] She took silk in 2014 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017. In addition to practice, she wrote European Community Law of State Aid in 2009 and the third edition of European Law of State Aid in 2017.^[1][5]

On 1 October 2020, Bacon was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Sir Gerald Barling who retired, and she was assigned to the Chancery Division.^[6][7] She received the customary damehood in the same year. She is President of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber).^[6][1]

In 2003, she married Peter Darwin and together they have a son and a daughter.^[1]

References

1. "Bacon Darwin, Hon. Dame Kelyn Meher, (Hon. Dame Kelyn Bacon), (born 29 Oct. 1973)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u281191. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
2. "Mrs Justice Bacon DBE". Judiciary UK. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
3. "The Honourable Mrs Justice Kelyn Bacon DBE (1992)". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
4. "Kelyn Bacon QC appointed to the Chancery Division". Brick Court Chambers. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
5. "High Court Judges 2020". Judicial Appointments Commission. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
6. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
7. "High Court Appointments". Judiciary UK. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.