Gavin Lightman

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Sir Gavin Anthony Lightman (20 December 1939 – 2 March 2020)

Chancery Division, since 1994. He retired from office as a High Court judge on 10 January 2008 and was later the chairman of Harbour Litigation Funding
's Investment Committee.

He was the son of Harold Lightman and the brother of Stafford Lightman.

Education

Career

  • Faculty of Law, University of Sheffield, 1962
  • Called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1963, Bencher 1987; QC 1980
  • Judge of the Crown Office 1995- (now Administrative Court)
  • Judge of the Restrictive Practices Court 1997-2001

Other positions

  • Vice President, Anglo-Jewish Association, 1995- (Dep. Pres., 1986–92)
  • Chairman: Education Committee, Anglo Jewish Association, 1986–94
  • Chairman: Education Committee, Hillel House, 1992-96 (Vice-Pres., 1996-)
  • Chairman: Legal Friends, University of Haifa, 1990- (Governor, 1994
  • Chairman: Leonard Sainer Legal Education Foundation, 2000-
  • Patron: Commonwealth Jewish Council, 1994-2000 (Chm., 2000-)
  • Patron: Hammerson Home, 1996-
  • Patron: British Fulbright Scholars Association (BFSA), 2008-
  • Treasurer: Lincoln's Inn, 2008
  • Chairman: Investment Committee, Harbour Litigation Funding (2010–present)[1]

Arms

Coat of arms of Gavin Lightman
Notes
Displayed at the Great Hall of Lincoln's Inn [2]

References

  1. ^ Sir Gavin Lightman
  2. ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Ed9 Lightman, G". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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