Barrington Black was for many years one of the UK's best-known criminal solicitors and founder of a Leeds practice known as Black's. Next a Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate (district judge) then Circuit Judge he rounded-off his long judicial career as a Supreme Court Justice in Gibraltar. As a lawyer he appeared in high-profile cases including representing Donald Nielsen ('The Black Panther'). A frequent writer to The Times, Telegraph and Jewish Chronicle he also contributed to Yorkshire TV's Calendar and BBC's Look North. A long-time resident of Harrogate, council member and Parliamentary candidate he now lives in North London. His autobiography Both Sides of the Bench was published by Waterside Press in 2015.