Peter Gross

Sir Peter Henry Gross (born 13 February 1952) is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and judicial commissioner of the Court of Appeal in Brunei.

Biography

Early years Born and raised in Cape Town, Gross received his early education there. He received the esteemed Eldon Law Scholarship from the University of Cape Town while studying business sciences there. He then went on to study law at Oriel College in Oxford.

Career Gross was called to the Bar in 1977 (Gray's Inn), he practiced business law out of 3 Essex Court, which subsequently changed its name to 20 Essex Street. and was appointed to the Privy Council in 2011. He became Deputy Senior Presiding Judge on 3 October 2011, and was Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015. After retiring in 2019, he went back to work as an arbitrator.

He has served as an international commercial court judge on the DIFC Courts in Dubai.

Personal life Gross is fond of outdoor activities such as cross-country skiing and sailing. escutcheon = Per pale Gules and Azure issuant from each side a demi long-eared spaniel guardant Proper on a chief double enarched reversed per pale Azure and Gules a pair of scales issuant from the top of the escutcheon Or. motto = Tenax Nec Labilis crest = In front of an oak tree fructed proper a stag courant guardant between the attires a sword erect proper pommel and hilt Gules.