Sir Andrew Ritchie KC

College positions: Fellow Commoner

Subject: Law

Sir Andrew Ritchie KC is a Fellow Commoner of Magdalene College. He is a High Court Judge.

Sir Ritchie was admitted as a solicitor in 1984 before being called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1985. He practised personal injury and clinical negligence law at 9 Gough Chambers, where he served as head of chambers from 2012 to 2019.

He took silk in 2009 and was a member of the executive committee of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers from 1996 to 1999. He later chaired the Personal Injury Bar Association from 2014 to 2016. As a practitioner, he appeared before both the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.

Beyond his legal practice, he was the general editor of Kemp & Kemp: Law Practice and Procedure from 2005 and has been a member of the editorial board of Kemp & Kemp on Quantum since 2004.

On 1 October 2021, he was appointed a judge of the High Court, assigned to the King's Bench Division. He received a knighthood the following year.

Qualifications

  • MA Law, Magdelene College, Cambridge, 1981
  • Qualified solicitor 1984, Called to the bar 1985
  • Queen’s Counsel 2009

Career/Research Highlights

  • Chambers & Partners: Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence silk of the year 2015/2016
  • Legal 500: Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence silk of the year 2014/2015.

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
  • Chairman of the Personal Injuries Bar Association, 2014-16
  • Managing Director of PicArbs, the Personal Injury Claims Arbitration Service
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Kemp & Kemp on the Quantum of Damages. Editor of 8 chapters (2004–2012); now Editor of vols 3 and 4. Sweet & Maxwell.

Kemp & Kemp, Law Practice and Procedure. General Editor (2005–2009). Sweet & Maxwell.

Clinical Negligence Claims. Co-editor. 2nd edn. 9 Gough Square.

Guide to RTA Liability. General Editor. 2nd edn. Jordans Publishing.

Clinical Negligence. Editor of the Clinical Negligence section. Lexis Nexis.

Manual Handling Claims. Author. 9 Gough Square.

Asbestos Claims. Contributing Editor. 2nd edn. 9 Gough Square.

The Journal of Personal Injury Law. General Editor (2000, 2001, 2002). Sweet & Maxwell.

MIB Claims. Author. 4th edn (2016). Jordans Publishing.

The Professional Negligence and Liability Reports. Co-editor (1996–1999). Sweet & Maxwell.

Medical Evidence in Whiplash Cases. General Editor (1996). Sweet & Maxwell.