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    ADGM Courts Judges Paul Heath KC The Right Honourable Lord Hodge
    CHIEF JUSTICE OF ADGM COURTS

    The Right Honourable Lord Hodge was appointed Chief Justice of the ADGM Courts effective 1 April 2026. With over four decades of legal and judicial experience, he is responsible for the continued development of ADGM Courts as a globally recognised forum for international commercial dispute resolution. In addition to overseeing the Courts’ judiciary, he is committed to advancing its reputation for judicial excellence aligned with global standards and best practices, reinforcing its progressive and technology-enabled dispute resolution services and the principled application of English common law.

    Before joining ADGM, Lord Hodge was appointed Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court in 2020. His distinguished career spans commercial, company, property, and public law, with particular expertise in complex commercial disputes and international arbitration. Before joining the UK Supreme Court as a Justice in 2013, Lord Hodge served as a judge of the Court of Session in Scotland, where he was instrumental in modernising judicial procedures, advancing effective case management, and the practice of its commercial court.

    In addition to his judicial responsibilities, he has contributed significantly to key law reform projects as a Commissioner in the Scottish Law Commission, leading major projects on company and partnership law. He has also lectured and published extensively on the evolution of private law and the intersection of law and emerging technologies, including crypto-assets, and serves as a patron for several charitable organisations.

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