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The University of Southampton
Institute of Maritime Law

Mr David Foxton KC

Mr David Foxton KC
Mr David Foxton KC

The Honourable Mr Justice Foxton

David Andrew Foxton KC was called to the Bar in 1989 and took Silk in 2006. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2009 and was appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge sitting in the Queen’s Bench Division and Chancery Division in 2016. David was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1989, and practised as a member of Essex Court Chambers for over 30 years, for the last three as Head of Chambers. There, his practice embraced a broad range of commercial disputes, including those arising from shipping and international trade. He was sworn in as a Judge of the Queen’s Bench Division in January 2020, and sits in the Commercial Court. He is the General Editor of “Scrutton on Charterparties” and has published a biography of Lord Justice Scrutton.

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