Michael Burton (judge)

{{Short description|British judge}}

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| name = Sir Michael Burton

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| office = President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

| term_start = October 2013

| term_end = September 2018

| office2 = President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal

| term_start2 = 2002

| term_end2 = 2005

| office3 = Vice-President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

| term_start3 = 2000

| term_end3 = October 2013

| birth_name = Michael John Burton

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Sir Michael John Burton (born 12 November 1946[http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list#headingAnchor5 Senior Judiciary – High Court Queen's Bench Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818090051/http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list#headingAnchor5 |date=18 August 2012 }}, Judiciary of England and Wales. Retrieved 2012-01-24.), styled Mr Justice Burton, is a former judge in the High Court of England and Wales.[http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list Senior Judiciary list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818090051/http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list |date=18 August 2012 }}, Judiciary of England and Wales. Retrieved 2012-01-24. He was the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal between October 2013 and September 2018, having been vice-president since its inception in 2000,[http://www.ipt-uk.com/sections.asp?sectionID=7&chapter=2&type=side The Investigatory Powers Tribunal – Sir Michael Burton (President)]. Ipt-uk.com (2011-09-19). Retrieved on 2012-11-27. the Chair of the Central Arbitration Committee for over 17 years (2000 to 2017)[http://www.cac.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2248 Members of the]. CAC. Retrieved on 2012-11-27. and the former President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (2002–2005),{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/high-court-judge-appointment-queens-bench-division-lane/|title=High Court Judge Appointment (Queen's Bench Division): Lane|website=www.judiciary.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-sir-michael-john-burton/|title=High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Michael John Burton|website=www.judiciary.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-burton|title=Sir Michael Burton|website=GOV.UK}} which was reformed under his presidency.{{cite journal|doi= 10.1093/indlaw/dwi021|title=The Employment Appeal Tribunal: October 2002 – July 2005|year= 2005|last1= Burton|first1= M.|journal= Industrial Law Journal|volume= 34|issue= 4|pages= 273–283}} He is an international commercial court judge for the ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) Courts, which apply English Common Law.{{Cite web |title=ADGM Judge Sir Michael Burton GBE |date=7 September 2024 |url=https://www.adgm.com/adgm-courts/judges/michael-burton}}{{Cite web |title=ADGM Courts | date=20 May 2024 |url=https://www.adgm.com/adgm-courts#:~:text=At%20the%20core%20of%20ADGM%20Courts%2C%20we%20proudly,ADGM%27s%20status%20as%20a%20leading%20global%20financial%20hub.}}