Sir Richard Buxton | |
|---|---|
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 1997–2008 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Joseph Buxton |
Sir Richard Joseph Buxton,PC (born 13 July 1938),is a British judge and former Lord Justice of Appeal.
Buxton studied law (BCL,MA) at Exeter College,Oxford, [1] and was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1969. [2] He served as Senior Law Fellow at Exeter College until resigning his fellowship in 1972 to practise at the Bar,and continued to teach in Oxford for a period as a “week-ender”. [3]
He took silk in 1983, [2] and from 1989 to 1993 served as a Commissioner of the Law Commission. [4] [5]
He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 11 January 1994,serving in the Queen's Bench Division,and was subsequently appointed to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on 1 October 1997. He retired on 30 September 2008. [6]
From 19 May 1991 to 4 November 1996 he was a director of the Blenheim Court Residents Company (Woodstock),and from 20 September 1993 to 7 July 2008 he served as a director of the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. [7]
He is an honorary member of the Society of Legal Scholars and an honorary fellow of Exeter College,Oxford. [8] [9]
In April 2011 he ruled on a dispute between the Catholic Church and the parents of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. He criticised both parties for failing to resolve the issues between themselves and for bringing a case that was a drain on public resources. [10] In December 2011 he refused an application for appeal from the Daily Telegraph over a libel case involving Sarah Thornton. [11]