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Mark Pelling

His Honour Judge Pelling KC (born 27 June 1956) is a British judge, currently in charge of the London Circuit Commercial Court. He was educated at Bancroft's School and King's College London (LLB; AKC). He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1979, became a Queen's Counsel in 2003 and served as a Recorder from 2004 to 2006. He was made a bencher of Middle Temple in 2011.

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His Honour Judge Pelling KC (born 27 June 1956) is a British judge, currently in charge of the London Circuit Commercial Court. He was educated at Bancroft's School and King's College London (LLB; AKC). He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1979, became a Queen's Counsel in 2003 and served as a Recorder from 2004 to 2006. He was made a bencher of Middle Temple in 2011.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1956-06-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1956-06-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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