Education

London School of Economics, London University Ll.B (Hons) 1954
Called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, 1956

Barrister at Law in independent practice since 1957

Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 1993-

Offices & Appointments

Recorder 1972 - 1998

Queen’s Counsel 1976

Deputy High Court Judge 1990 - 1998

Member of European Parliament 1979 - 1984

Lord Chancellor’s Legal Visitor 1990-

General Commissioner of Income Tax 1994-

Member, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, 1999 -

Director (Non-executive) Medical Protection Society, 1990 - 1998

Director, Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, 1993 -

Master of the Bench, Gray’s Inn, 1986 -

Chairman, Bar European Group, 1986 - 1988

Chairman, Bar Council International Practice Committee 1988

Books

The Legal Professions in the New Europe 1993 (Basil Blackwell) Second Edition 1996 (Cavendish)

Public Procurement in Europe, Enforcement and Remedies (Butterworths) 1997

Other Relevant Memberships

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Academy of Experts
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
Bar European Group
United Kingdom Association of European Law
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
International Bar Association

Practice

Common law and commercial with non-exclusive speciality in European Community Law. Notable reported cases include:

• Armstrong Patents v British Leyland 1986 A.C. 577 (House of Lords), spare parts/design copyright, abuse of a dominant position (Article 86);
• Black v Yates, 1992 QB 526, Brussels Convention/Effect of Spanish judgment;
• Berkeley Administration v Mclelland [1996] 1 L Pr. 771 (C.A.), Brussels Convention;
• Independent Television Publications v Commission, 1995 ECRi 743 (European Court of Justice), Intellectual property/abuse of a dominant position;
• Hasselblad v Orbison 1985 QB 475 (C.A.) Privilege/competition/Art.85;
• Trent Taverns v Sykes, The Times, 5 March 1999 and Greenalls Management v Smith, The Times, 14 June 1999, (C.A.) Competition/Art.85.