- Philip Bailhache
Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KBE (born
February 28 1946 ) is the Bailiff ofJersey in theChannel Islands .Bailhache was born in Jersey and was educated in the
Charterhouse School , England. He read Law atOxford University . First elected to the States of Jersey as Deputy ofGrouville in1972 , he resigned his seat in1975 to become a Crown Officer when appointed as HM Solicitor General. He became HMAttorney General in1986 . On26 June 1989 he became one of the first two "Queen's Counsel learned in the law of Jersey". [Jersey Evening Post ,27 June 1989]He was the serving
Attorney General at the time of the court case vs.Peter Pearce which represents the only time that a senior legal official in Jersey has lost a case in theRoyal Court of Jersey . The case was presided over by theBailiff ofGuernsey .He was involved in the controversy surrounding the removal of
Vernon Tomes (later Senator Vernon Tomes) as Deputy Bailiff, and replaced Vernon Tomes in that office in1994 . The matter - which had constitutional ramifications for Jersey - was discussed on the floor of the United Kingdom House of Commons. He became Bailiff of Jersey in1995 and received his knighthood in 1996.In 2006, he was awarded [Jersey Evening Post, 7 June 2006] l'
Ordre de la Pléiade ("Grand Officier" class) by l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie .He lives in Grouville with his second wife Linda and two
children , Alice and Edward.His brother, William Bailhache, was appointed HM Attorney General in 2000 [http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/show_details.asp?id_number=124 States Assembly] .
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* [http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/show_details.asp?id_number=61 Info from States of Jersey]
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