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Draft:Iain Charles Morley

  • Comment: See WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIO. See also WP:BLP. Statements, starting with the date of birth, need to be sourced or removed. Greenman (talk) 08:05, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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Iain Charles Morley KC, styled The Honourable Mr Justice Iain Morley KC (born 21 October 1965, Dublin), is a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC).[1] He has held this position since 2016, serving across various jurisdictions within the ECSC, including Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, and Montserrat.[2]

The Hon. Mr. Justice Iain Morley KC
High Court Judge

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

The Senior Judge in St Kitts since 2021

Formerly the Senior Judge in Antigua & Barbuda 2016-2021

Formerly the Designated Judge in Montserrat 2016-2023
Assumed office
1 November 2016
Personal details
SpouseDr. Jillian Helen Morley
Children1 daughter, 2 sons
ResidenceLondon SE1 & the Caribbean
Alma materLady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Education

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Morley was educated in Ireland at St Michael’s College, Dublin, and Rockwell College, Cashel.  He also attended St Stithian’s College in Johannesburg, South Africa, before studying law at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where he graduated in 1987.[3]

In 1988, alongside Michael Hall, he won the World Universities Debating Championship for the Oxford Union at the University of Sydney.[3]

Career

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Morley was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1988 and practiced as a barrister specializing in criminal law at 1 Hare Court, Temple. In 1998, he joined 23 Essex Street, London. He was appointed King’s Counsel in 2009, and in 2010, he became a Bencher of the Inner Temple.[1]

Between 2004 and 2012, Morley was involved in international criminal practice at the United Nations tribunals for Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Lebanon.[2] He gained recognition for his work in international law during this period.

Morley is also the author of The Devil’s Advocate, a globally recognized trial advocacy guide first published in 2005, with a third edition in 2015.[4][5][6]

In 2016, Morley was appointed a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, serving first in Antigua & Barbuda until 2021, and then in St Kitts & Nevis and Montserrat.[2] He has been co-chair of the ECSC Sentencing Guidelines Committee since 2017, and from 2019 to 2021, he served as the first judge of the ECSC Sexual Offenses Model Court.[2] As of 2024, he is also a Vice-Chair of the ECSC Judicial Education Institute.[2]

Family

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In 1989, he married Dr. Jillian Morley with whom he has one daughter and two sons.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Distinguished International Members". Inner Temple. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e Thomas, Latrishka. "A Fitting Send-Off for Justice Iain Morley". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 2024-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Persons of Note". Rockwell College Union. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ^ "Devil's Advocate, The - Paperback | Academic Law | Sweet & Maxwell". www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  5. ^ "The Devil's Advocate 3rd Edition". Thomson Reuters Australia. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  6. ^ "The Devil's Advocate". World of Books. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. ^ "Morley, Iain Charles, (born 21 Oct. 1965), KC; a Judge of the High Court of the Eastern Caribbean assigned to St Kitts and Nevis, since 2021 (Antigua and Montserrat, 2016–21); Judge, Eastern Caribbean Sexual Offences Model Court". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U249822. Retrieved 2024-09-19.