His Honour Judge Stephen Davies was called to the Bar in 1985 and practised in business and property litigation from chambers in Manchester from 1986 until 2007. He became a part-time Crown Court Recorder in 2002.
He was appointed a Deputy Judge of the Technology and Construction Court in 2006.
In January 2007, he was appointed a full time Circuit Judge, sitting initially in the Birmingham Civil Justice Centre and then transferring to Manchester as a Specialist Circuit Judge in October 2007 when the Manchester Civil Justice Centre opened.
Since 2007 he has sat in Manchester as one of the two permanent Technology and Construction judges as well as sitting in the Circuit Commercial Court and in the Chancery Division.
He also sits in the Queen’s Bench Division and in the Administrative Court (including the Planning Court) as well as in the County Court and the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Tribunal). He will sit in Business and Property Courts in Liverpool when required.
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