:Clare Faulds

Faulds qualified as an advocate of the Isle of Man Law Society in 1973. She was the first woman admitted to the Manx bar.{{cite news| url= http://en.mercopress.com/2004/10/04/new-senior-magistrate-takes-up-post| title= New Senior Magistrate takes up post| work=MercoPress| date=4 October 2004| accessdate=2 December 2018}}{{cite news| url= http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=39075&headline=Delivering%20roles%20for%20women%20at%20Isle%20of%20Man%20Post%20Office§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018| title= Delivering roles for women at Isle of Man Post Office| work=IOM Today| date=9 March 2018| accessdate=2 December 2018}} She has also worked as the Vicar General of Sodor and Man{{cite news| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1332508/RIP-but-only-until-relatives-move-home.html| title= RIP - but only until relatives move home|last=Harrison| first=David| work=The Daily Telegraph| date=1 July 2001| accessdate=2 December 2018}}{{cite web| url= https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-business/claire-faulds-in-new-role-at-equiom/| title= Claire Faulds in new role at Equiom| publisher=Manx Radio| date=16 November 2007| accessdate=2 December 2018}} from 1996{{cite web| url=https://www.courts.im/media/1622/swearinginofdeputyhighbailiff2.pdf| type=pdf| title=SWEARING-IN OF DEPUTY HIGH BAILIFF AT COURT NUMBER 3, ISLE OF MAN COURTS OF JUSTICE|publisher=Isle of Man Court| page=7|date=29 July 2011| accessdate=10 December 2018}} until 2014. In a 2001 discussion, she said that exhuming bodies when people move houses was not symptomatic of a decline in faith. In 2004, Faulds left the Isle of Man to take up a senior magistrate role in the Falkland Islands. She took the role partly due to her interest in wildlife.{{cite web| url= http://isleofman.com/News/details/25119/clare-faulds-to-give-talk-about-the-animal-life-that-can-be-seen-in-the-falkland-islands| title= Clare Faulds to give talk about the animal life that can be seen in the Falkland Islands| publisher=IsleOfMan.com| date=4 October 2010| accessdate=2 December 2018}} As a senior magistrate, Faulds dealt with around five criminal cases a week, as of 2006.{{cite news| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/1522830/Wanted-tireless-commuter-to-dispense-justice-in-the-Falklands.html| title= Wanted: tireless commuter to dispense justice in the Falklands| last=Dawar| first=Anil| work=The Daily Telegraph| date=1 July 2006|accessdate=2 December 2018}} She later worked as acting Supreme Court judge, before moving back to the Isle of Man.

In 2011, Faulds spoke at an event to explain the Manx political system prior to the Isle of Man general election.{{cite web| url= http://www.iomelections.com/2011/news/news_story_154406.html| title= Lobby group to explain Max political system| publisher=Isle of Man elections| date=16 June 2011| accessdate=2 December 2018}} In 2014, Faulds returned to the Falkland Islands to work as a senior magistrate and coroner and also left her role as Vicar General of Sodor and Man.{{cite news| url=http://sartma.com/artc_12008_ALL_94.html| title=Falklands : New Senior Magistrate and Coroner for the Falklands Appointed| last=Brock| first=Juanita| work=Falkland Islands News Network| via=SARTMA.com| date=7 October 2014| accessdate=2 December 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web| url= https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/island-wont-lose-diocese-status/| title= Island won't lose diocese status| publisher=Manx Radio| date=13 May 2015| accessdate=2 December 2018}} In this role, she was also the senior magistrate for the British Antarctic Territory, until she was succeeded by Martine Kushner in December 2016.{{cite news| url=http://sartma.com/artd_13405_11_2016_2.html| title=Falklands : NEW SENIOR MAGISTRATE & CORONER TO ARRIVE IN DECEMBER| last=Brock| first=Juanita| work=Falkland Islands News Network| via=SARTMA.com| date=30 November 2016| accessdate=2 December 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite web| url= https://www.gov.uk/guidance/british-antarctic-territory-gazette-may-2016-to-october-2017| title= British Antarctic Territory Gazette: May 2016 to October 2017|publisher=Foreign and Commonwealth Office| date=7 November 2017| accessdate=2 December 2018}} In 2015, she was the judge for a case involving allegations of misreported catches of fish.{{cite news| url= http://en.mercopress.com/2015/07/25/falklands-trawlers-under-investigation-for-alleged-misreported-catches| title= Falklands' trawlers under investigation for alleged misreported catches| work=MercoPress| date=25 July 2015| accessdate=2 December 2018}} In 2016, she was judge for a case of illegal animal waste disposal.{{cite news| url= http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/headlines/all-headlines/18-rural/65-falkland-islands-meat-company-manager-resigns-after-court-fine| title= Falkland Islands Meat Company Manager resigns after court fine| work=Penguin News| date=2016| accessdate=2 December 2018}} From 2018 to 2020, she worked as an interim Senior Magistrate.{{cite news| url= https://en.mercopress.com/2020/01/27/sarah-whitby-takes-oath-as-falklands-south-georgia-senior-magistrate| title= Sarah Whitby takes oath as Falklands, South Georgia Senior Magistrate| work=MercoPress| date=27 January 2020| accessdate=3 July 2020}}

Faulds has also worked as Chairman of the Isle of Man Income Tax Commissioners, and for Britannia International Limited, the Isle of Man subsidiary of Britannia Building Society.{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hqzOYQEmeuUC&q=clare+faulds| title= UNITED KINGDOM Major Banks, Financial & Insurance Companies Directory|page=14| publisher=Business Information Agency| isbn= 978-1-4187-7660-2|access-date=2 December 2018}}

Faulds is married with three sons, one of whom is a doctor. Her husband has worked as a senior editor of the Manx Hansard, and as the canon precentor of Peel Cathedral on the Isle of Man.{{cite news| url= https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/22-february/news/world/bishop-flies-8000-miles-to-confirm-three-people-in-the-falklands-islands| title= Bishop flies 8000 miles to confirm three people in the Falklands Islands| work=The Church Times| date=22 February 2019| accessdate=3 July 2020}} Faulds has a master's degree in canon law from Cardiff University. In 2010, Faulds gave a talk about wildlife in the Falklands Islands. In 2012, she joined the Rotary Club of Douglas.{{cite web| url= http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=337903&ClubID=343| title= New Members 2012| publisher=Rotary Club of Douglas| date=2012| accessdate=2 December 2018}}

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• [http://www.iomlawsociety.co.im/advocate/faulds-clare/ Isle of Man Law Society profile]

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