Mr Justice Henshaw was born in Northamptonshire, and was educated in a local state school before studying law at Downing College, Cambridge. He began his legal career as a solicitor, spending fourteen years as a litigation lawyer at Linklaters, where he was a partner from 1994-2000 and qualified as a solicitor advocate. Sir Andrew changed career paths in 2000, when he was called to the Bar. He joined Brick Court Chambers, practising in commercial law with a European law emphasis, and also in public law. Sir Andrew was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2013, and became a Deputy High Court Judge in 2017. He has been a High Court Judge since 2019, and is the current Judge In Charge of the Commercial Court.

Sir Andrew Henshaw enjoys both indoor and outdoor leisure pursuits, and in particular music, bridge, and skiing.