Denys Buckley
MBE | |
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High Court Judge | |
In office 11 January 1960 – 8 June 1970 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 8 June 1970 – 6 February 1981 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 February 1906 Kensington, London, England[1] |
Died | 13 September 1998 Wandsworth, London, England[2] |
Spouse | Gwendolen Jane Armstrong-Jones |
Relations | Henry Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury (father) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister |
Sir Denys Burton Buckley,
Lord Justice of Appeal.[3]
Personal life
Denys Burton Buckley was born in
Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury and Bertha Margaretta Jones. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He married Gwendolen Jane Armstrong-Jones (1905–1985), daughter of Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones and aunt of the Earl of Snowdon, on 23 July 1932. They had three daughters.[3]
During World War II, he served as a Major in the RAOC and GSO Directorate, Signals War Office, in respect of which he was awarded the US Medal of Freedom.[3]
Career
He was called as a barrister
Privy Councillor. He served as a member of the Law Reform Committee from 1963 to 1973.[3]
Notable cases
- Stonegate Securities Ltd v Gregory [1980] Ch 576
- Mascall v Mascall
- Hart v O'Connor
- Hogg v Cramphorn Ltd
- Re Gray's Inn Construction Co Ltd
- Secretary of State for Employment v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (No 2)
- Wallersteiner v Moir
- Borden (UK) Ltd v Scottish Timber Products Ltd
Death
He died on 13 September 1998, aged 92.[3]
Arms
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References
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ISBN 0-9540619-0-X.
- ISBN 0-9540619-0-X.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1921.