Barbara Janet Fontaine (born 29 December 1953) is a British retired judge and solicitor. She served as Senior Master of the King's Bench Division from 2014 to 2023 and as the Queen's Remembrancer from 2014 to 2022 and as the King's Remembrancer from 2022 to 2023: she is the first woman and first solicitor to hold this ancient post. She was an articled clerk at Bird & Bird from 1976 to 1978, and then worked as a solicitor at Hill Dickinson, Coward Chance and Baker McKenzie.[1][2][3][4] She retired from the position of King's Remembrancer on 1 September 2023.[5]
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- ^ "My legal life: Senior Master Fontaine". The Law Society. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Senior Master of the Queen's Bench Division Appointment: Fontaine". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "The Senior Master, King's Bench Division of the High Court and King's Remembrancer: Retirement of Senior Master Fontaine". Court and Tribunals Judiciary. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.