David Eady
Sir David Eady | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 24 April 1997 – 24 March 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1943 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
Sir David Eady (born 24 March 1943) is a retired High Court judge in England and Wales. As a judge, he is known for having presided over many high-profile libel and privacy cases.
He was called to the bar in 1966 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1983. He was a member of One Brick Court chambers and, as a lawyer, specialised in media law until he was appointed a High Court Judge (Queen's Bench division) on 21 April 1997. As of November 2014, he continued to sit in the High Court as an additional judge.