Hailsham Chambers is delighted to announce that Nicola Rushton KC, Head of Chambers, has been appointed as a High Court Judge, with effect from 1 October 2026. She is to be assigned to the Business and Property Division (formerly the Chancery Division).
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Nicola studied Law at St John's College, Cambridge, subsequently obtaining an LLM from Dalhousie University in Canada. She was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1993. Nicola practised from Five Paper, before joining Hailsham Chambers in 2014. She was appointed King's Counsel in 2018. She has served as Head of Chambers since 2024 and is a Bencher of Gray's Inn.
Alongside her practice, Nicola has held a number of judicial appointments. She was appointed as a fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in 2019 and as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2023, assigned to the Chancery Division.
Her appointment to the High Court is a significant and well-deserved recognition of her legal expertise, leadership and service to the administration of justice.
All the members and staff at Hailsham Chambers extend their warmest congratulations to Nicola on this outstanding achievement and wish her every success in her new judicial role.
