Clare Montgomery
British barrister
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Clare Patricia Montgomery KC (born 29 April 1958) is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, recorder of the Crown Court and deputy High Court judge. She sits on the Court of Appeal of Jersey.
Clare Montgomery | |
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| Born | 29 April 1958 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupations | Barrister and judge |
Education
She studied at Millfield School and University College London.[1]
Legal career
Montgomery was called to the Bar in 1980 and was made Queen's Counsel in 1996.[2]
She undertook pupillage at 2 Gray's Inn Square with Peter Leighton, Keith Knight and Charles Welchman. She received a Senior Award from Gray's Inn (1980) and became a Master of the Bench in 2002.
Montgomery's profile on the Matrix Chambers website describes her as a "specialist in criminal, regulatory and fraud law, perhaps best known for her work on legally and factually complex cases.".[3] The British press have reported on her being involved as an adviser to Prince Andrew in relation to FBI enquiries in the Epstein/Maxwell affair; in so doing, papers including the Times and Telegraph have pointed out that she had (in 1998) also assisted General Pinochet in defending extradition proceedings.[4][5][6]
Judicial career
Montgomery was appointed as an Assistant Recorder (1999), a Recorder (2000), a deputy High Court Judge (2003) and to the Court of Appeal of Jersey.
Publications
- Editor with Professor David Ormerod of Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure (OUP 2008)
- Practitioner editor of chapter on commerce, financial markets and insolvency in Archbold Criminal Pleading Evidence & Practice (since 1993)
- Co-authored The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance 2nd Ed (OUP 2007)
- 'Forensic science in the trial of Sally Clark' (2004) article in Med Sci LJ
Personal life
Montgomery is married and has two daughters.[1]