
His Honour Judge Pearce was called to the Bar in 1985. He practised in the sphere of common law, latterly specialising in clinical negligence and personal injury work, as well as medial regulation and professional negligence.
He was appointed a Recorder in 2005 and a full-time civil Circuit Judge in 2015, sitting initially in Chester and Liverpool and more recently in Manchester. He sits in the Queen’s Bench Division and Administrative Court, as well as the Circuit Commercial Court, the Technology and Construction Court and the Chancery Division. He has been involved in the Court Reform programme, including work on the online court.