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Dame Caroline Jane Swift, Lady Openshaw, Шаблон:Post-nominals (born 30 May 1955),[1] formerly styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Swift, is a British barrister and former High Court judge. She was leading counsel to the Inquiry in the Shipman Inquiry, which began in 2001.[2]

Swift was educated at St Aidan's College, Durham University[3] where she was the President of the Durham Union Society. She was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1977. The following year she began practising on the Northern Circuit, later becoming Assistant Recorder from 1992 until 1995, and QC in 1993. She became a Recorder in 1995, and was elected a Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1997.[4]

On 4 November 2005, Swift was created a DBE upon her appointment as a Justice of the High Court (Queen's Bench Division). Her husband, Sir Peter Openshaw, is also a High Court Judge, and was sworn in on the same day.[5]

Swift retired from the High Court on 1 August 2015.[6] From 1 January 2017 Swift was appointed to the position of chair of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.[7]

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  2. Tameside Advertiser article Shipman Inquiry counsel Caroline Swift QC published 16 July 2002; accessed 7 June 2007.
  3. Profile, burkespeerage.com; accessed 29 March 2016.
  4. "DBE Appointment of Caroline Swift QC and Julia Macur QC" Шаблон:Webarchive, pm.gov.uk; published 4 November 2005; accessed 7 June 2007.
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  7. Шаблон:Cite press release