LVT President Becomes a Judge

The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Chris Grayling MP, has appointed Siobhan McGrath as President of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. She will be based in London with effect from 1 May 2013, and will be known as Judge McGrath. The Senior President of Tribunals has agreed that until this time Judge McGrath will serve as Chamber President Designate. Judge McGrath was called to the Bar in 1982. She was appointed as a Fee-paid Chairman of the Social Security Appeal Tribunals between 1996 and 1999 and as a Recorder in 2010. In 1999 she was appointed as Vice President of the London Rent Assessment Panel and since 2000 has been Senior President of the Residential Property Tribunal Service.