Neil Calver

Sir Neil Richard Calver (born 4 September 1963) is a British High Court judge.

He was educated at Dartford Grammar School and was a chess champion in the Kent area at under-18 and other levels. He completed a first-class BA degree in law at Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1986.

He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1987 and practised commercial and European law, initially from 4–5 Gray's Inn Square and then Brick Court Chambers from 1994. He took silk in 2006 and was appointed a recorder in 2009. He received the customary knighthood in the same year. He sits on the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court and Administrative Court, and also hears criminal cases. In 2025, he was appointed Presiding Judge for the South Eastern region of England from 1 January 2026.

In 2009, he married Marie-Eleni Demetriou (a fellow barrister) and together they have a son and a daughter. He has another daughter from a previous marriage. He supports Charlton Athletic FC and recreationally mountain climbs.