The Rt Hon Sir Launcelot Henderson

The Rt Hon Sir Launcelot Henderson

KC, MA
Law
Distinguished Fellow since 2008

I am a retired Lord Justice of Appeal, having been appointed in 2016 and also made a Privy Counsellor, after serving for 10 years as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division. Since reaching the then mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 in 2021, I have continued to sit part-time in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales when opportunities arise.

Links
Email: launcelot.henderson@all-souls.ox.ac.uk
Research Areas
Law and Adjudication of Disputes
Reform of Trust Law
Classical Studies
Art and Literature.

Selected Publications

Judgements

Examples of my judgments may be found in the Official Law Reports and Simon's Tax Cases.

Public Life

As a serving judge I am involved in the public administration of justice and sit on various committees of a legal nature. Since 2016, I have chaired the Trust Law Committee which is concerned with law reform in that area and has a membership of academics, practitioners and judges. I am also closely involved in matters of governance relating to the College.