Sir David Robert Foskett (born 19 March 1949), styled The Hon.

He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1972 and became a bencher there in 1999 and Treasurer in 2018 in succession to Baroness Hale.

[1] Foskett is the author of the leading text on the law of compromise in England and Wales.

On 1 June 2019, Sir David took up the role of Chair of the Civil Mediation Council.

I acted as a mediator before my appointment as a judge and have been an active supporter of the process during my judicial career.