Benet Hytner
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Benet Hytner QC
is a former Judge of Appeal
of the Isle of Man
. He is currently the Head of the Byrom Street Chambers in Manchester and 42 Bedford Row in London. He practises principally in General Common Law.
He was called to the Bar in 1952 by Middle Temple
and became a Queen's Counsel
in 1970. He was a Crown Court Recorder 1971-1996, Deputy High Court Judge 1974 - 1997, Judge of Appeal
of the Isle of Man 1980 – 1997 and elected Leader of the Northern Circuit 1980 – 1984. He has also served both on Bar Council
and Senate of Inns of Court and Bar.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
is a former Judge of Appeal
Judge of Appeal
The Judge of Appeal is a part time judge in the Isle of Man High Court who only sits in the Staff of Government Division, the appeal court.The position was created by the Judicature Act 1918 which also amalgamated the offices of First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls...
of the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. He is currently the Head of the Byrom Street Chambers in Manchester and 42 Bedford Row in London. He practises principally in General Common Law.
He was called to the Bar in 1952 by Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
and became a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1970. He was a Crown Court Recorder 1971-1996, Deputy High Court Judge 1974 - 1997, Judge of Appeal
Judge of Appeal
The Judge of Appeal is a part time judge in the Isle of Man High Court who only sits in the Staff of Government Division, the appeal court.The position was created by the Judicature Act 1918 which also amalgamated the offices of First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls...
of the Isle of Man 1980 – 1997 and elected Leader of the Northern Circuit 1980 – 1984. He has also served both on Bar Council
Bar council
A bar council , in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland, the Bar Council of Ireland is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the King's Inns. Solicitors are generally regulated by the Law society....
and Senate of Inns of Court and Bar.