War Service

1942-46 RNVR (Lieutenant)

University

Queen College 1946-50

B.A. 1948

Supervisor (tutor) in Philosophy and Logic 1948-50.

Profession

Called to the Bar 1952

Grays Inn (Atkin Scholar)

QC 1968

Appointed to the High Court 1978 retired in 1994

Since retirement in 1994, the Rt Hon Sir John Vinelott sat part-time as an additional judge of the Chancery Division and in the Court of Appeal until October of 1998. He has also acted as an arbitrator in a number of cases involving international commercial disputes.

Special Fields

Chairman Insolvency Rules Committee 1982-87

Chairman Insurance Law Committee 1994-

The Rt Hon Sir John Vinelott was accredited by Notre Dame Law School, London in January 2000 as a Certified Mediator in Alternative Dispute Resolution, as sponsored by ADR Chambers (UK) Limited.