Sir Neil Richard Calver (born 4 September 1963)[1] 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 in law at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1986.[1][2]
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.[2][3] He took silk in 2006 and was appointed a recorder in 2009.[1]
On 1 October 2020, he was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Dame Sue Carr who was promoted to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[4][5] He received the customary knighthood in the same year. He sits on the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court, Administrative Court and also hears criminal cases.[4][2] In 2025 he was appointed Presiding Judge for the South Eastern region of England from 1.1.26.
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.[1]
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