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Summary Of Practice

Education

Manchester Grammar School;
Trinity Hall Cambridge (Exhibitioner);
M.A.
Career History & appointments:


Army Service 1949 - 1951 Called 1952 by Middle Temple (Bencher 1977, Reader 1995) QC 1970 
Crown Court Recorder 1971-1996,
Deputy High Court Judge 1974- 1997,
Judge of Appeal,
Isle of Man 1980 - 1997. Leader (elected) Northern Circuit 1980 -1984.
Served both on Bar Council and Senate of Inns of Court and Bar.
 

Experience

House of Lords - (Most cases since 1973)
 
Williams -v- Beesley [1973] 1 WLR 1295
 
Turner -v- D.P.P. [1974] AC 357
 
Haughton -v- Smith [1975] AC 476
 
McNally -v- Salford Corp. [1976] AC 379
 
Finnigan -v- Sandiford [1981] 2 All ER 267
 
Presho -v- Insurance Officer [1984] All ER 97
 
Anderton -v- Ryan [1985] 1 AC 560
 
Reg. -v- Howe [1987] AC 417
 
Ogwo -v- Taylor [1998] AC 431
 
Alcock -v- CC South Yorks [1992] AC 310
 
Hicks -v- CC South Yorks [1992] 2 All ER 65
 
Reg. -v- Gough [1993] AC 646
 
Pickford -v- I.C.I [1998] 1 WLR 1189
 
White -v- CC South Yorks [1999] 2 AC 455
 
Court of Appeal - (There being too many to list, the following is a small selection of Civil cases, including Administrative law, since 1971 representing a spread of areas of practice)
 
Bennett -v- Chemical Cons. [1971] 1 WLR 1571
 
Firman -v- Ellis [1978] QB 886
 
Batty -v- Metropolitan etc [1978] QB 554
 
Reg. -v- Home Secretary [1978] 2 All ER 243
 
Metzger -v- DHSS [1978] 1 WLR 1046
 
Church -v- DHSS [1979] 1 WLR 723
 
Haimes -v- Watson [1981] RTR 90
 
Salmon -v- Seafarers [1983] 1 WLR 1264
 
Warren -v- Kilroe [1988] 1 WLR 516
 
Reg. -v- LCC [1989] 87 LGR 567
 
Sheika -v- CC Grtr. Manchester [1990] QB 637
 
Ridehalgh -v- Horsefield [1994] 3 WLR 462
 
Bennett -v- Chemical Cons [1971] 1 WLR 1571
 
Firman -v- Ellis [1978] QB 886
 
Batty -v- Metropolitan etc [178] QB 554
 
Reg. -v- Home Secretary [1978] 2 All ER 243
 
Metzger -v- DHSS [1978] 1 WLR 1046
 
Church -v- DHSS [1979] 1 WLR 723
 
Haimes -v- Watson [1981] RTR 90
 
Salmon -v- Seafarers [1983] 1 WLR 1264
 
Warren -v- Kilroe [1988] 1 WLR 516
 
Reg. -v- LCC [1989] 87 LGR 567
 
Sheika -v- CC Grtr. Manchester [1990] QB 637
 
Ridehalgh -v- Horsefield [1994] 3 WLR 462
 
Jackson -v- Slater [1996] 1 WLR 597
 
Lightfoot -v- Nat. West [1996] 1 WLR 583
 
McFarlane -v- Wilkinson [1997] 2 Lloyds Rep. 259
 
Costello -v- CC Northumbria [1999] 1 All ER 550
 
Dodson -v- P. Dodson Ins [2001] 3 All ER 75
 


In addition to the above has chaired Enquiry into riots in Moss Side Manchester, has appeared in numerous public Enquiries, including Hillsborough and Kings Cross, been a Dept of Trade Inspector, and has been involved with Disciplinary Hearings before the Visitors, and as member of Disciplinary tribunals both as a Bencher and member of Bar Council.