Practice Summary
Sir Alan George Moses is a former Lord Justice of Appeal, a Court of Appeal Judge and the former chairman of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). He is joint Chair of the United Kingdom's Spoliation Advisory Panel.
He was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1968. He was a Member of the Attorney-General's Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, Common Law from 1981 to 1990 and was Junior Counsel to the Inland Revenue, Common Law from 1985 to 1990. He served as a High Court Judge (Queen's Bench Division) from 1996 to 2005; Presiding Judge of the South Eastern Circuit 1999-2002 and was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2005. In 2003 he was the judge in the high-profile Soham murders case which led to the imprisonment of Ian Huntley.
Alan covered all fields of law as a judge apart from shipping, but with emphasis on judicial review.
Whilst in the Cayman Islands, Alan worked on commercial work, insolvency and winding up, as well as minority shareholders actions; these cases are all reported on the Cayman Islands Judicial Website.
Alan has made conference addresses to judges in Scotland, Berlin and Australia. He has given a number of keynote addresses to the Bar Council, to the Law Society, to Professional Associations, and to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Association.
Alan has been interviewed on the BBC, (Today, the Media Show, Between Ourselves, Private Passions, Law in Action) and for other broadcasters and in newspapers on frequent occasions about the law and about press regulation.
Alan accepts Arbitrator appointments in both domestic and international arbitration disputes covering his areas of expertise.
He is available to accept appointments as Chairperson for UK Public Inquiries.
