John Chadwick (judge)

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The Right Honourable
Sir John Chadwick
ED
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Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1997–2007
Personal details
Born
John Murray Chadwick

(1941-01-20) 20 January 1941 (age 83) [1]
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Spouse
Diana Mary Blunt
​
(m. 1975)​
Occupation Judge
Profession Barrister

Sir John Murray Chadwick, ED, PC (born 20 January 1941) is a retired English Lord Justice of Appeal. [2] He also served as the President of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, [3] and as a judge of the Dubai International Financial Centre court. [4] Sir John was also standing Counsel to the DTI, and sat as a Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey. [2] He also works as an arbitrator. [2]

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Biography

He was born in Cheltenham to Hector George Chadwick and Margaret Corry Laing. He was educated at Rugby School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. [1] He was called to the bar aged 25 in 1966 as a member of the Inner Temple; he became a Queen's Counsel in 1980. [5]

He was appointed as a High Court judge in 1991 and received the customary knighthood. He then sat in the Chancery Division for 6 years. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1997, where he was appointed to the Privy Council. He retired from the English Court of Appeal in November 2007.

Notable decisions

Notable decisions of Lord Justice Chadwick included:

Equitable Life

In 2009, Sir John Chadwick was also appointed to lead an inquiry into the failure of The Equitable Life Assurance Society, and to recommend compensation for the victims. This led ultimately to the passing of the Equitable Life (Payments) Act 2010.

Controversy

Sir John was appointed as chair of a public inquiry in relation to allegations of feeding fox cubs to hounds. It later emerged that he had been filmed whilst he was involved in a hunt which clashed with protesters, and it was alleged that he was filmed using his horsewhip in the direction of protesters. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 740. ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sir John Chadwick" . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sir John Chadwick Retires" . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deputy Chief Justice Sir John Murray Chadwick" . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Drewry, Gavin; Blom-Cooper, Louis; Blake, Charles (10 April 2007). The Court of Appeal. ISBN   9781847313591 . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Penrose and Another v Official Receiver
  7. ↑ "Judge heading probe into killing of fox cubs was huntsman filmed in clash with protesters". Daily Mirror . 14 July 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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