LAW

• 1976 - BA (Hons) Law Degree
• 1978 - Gray's Inn Advocacy Award winner
• 1978 - Called to the Bar, Barrister-at-Law
• 1997 - Appointed by Lord Chancellor as Judge
• 1999 - Honorary Doctorate in Law, LLD, Warwick University

CORPORATE ACTIVITIES

• Non-executive Director, Mottram Holdings plc
• Consultant, Kleinwort Benson Bank
• Chancellor, Bournemouth University
• Chairman, Warwick Communications Ltd
• Vice President, National Small Business Bureau
• Vice President, British Board of Film Classification

KEYNOTE SPEECHES INCLUDE

• Keynote Speaker, National MBA Business Conference, Detroit, USA
• Keynote Speaker, 50th Human Rights Conference, Moscow, Russia
• International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, United Nations, New York

MEDIA

• TV and Radio Presenter, Crime Stalker (Carlton TV), Talk About (BBC1), The John Taylor Programme (BBC Radio2), Powerhouse (Channel 4)

POLITICS

• 1986-90 - Solihull Borough Councillor
• 1990-91 - Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and Ministers of State
• 1992 - Parliamentary Candidate for Cheltenham
• 1996 - Life Peerage
• 1997 - Introduced and carried through the Criminal Evidence Amendment Act 1997

COMMUNITY

• 1992-4 Non Executive Director, North West Thames Regional Health Authority
• Former Warwickshire Colts County Cricketer
• England International Parliamentary Soccer XI
• Former Aston Villa FC Youth Team
• Committee member, Royal Television Society
• Committee member, Variety Club Children's Charity
• Committee member, Radio Academy
• Patron, Parents for Children Charity
• Patron, Kidscape
• Committee member, SCAR (Sickle Cell Anaemia Relief)
• President, African Caribbean Westminster Business Initiative
• President, West Indian Senior Citizens' Association
• President, Ilford Town Football Club
• Director, The Warwick Leadership Foundation