Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman
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| Born | Leslie George Scarman 29 July 1911 Streatham, London, England |
| Died | 8 December 2004 (aged 93) Westgate-on-Sea Kent, England |
| Resting place | St Mary Magdeline Church, Monkton, Kent, England |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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| Title | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary |
| Term | 1977–1986 |
| Spouse |
Ruth Wright (m. 1947) |
| Children | 1 |
Leslie George Scarman, Baron Scarman,
Early life and education
Scarman was born in Streatham but grew up on the border of Sussex and Surrey. He won scholarships to Radley College and then Brasenose College, Oxford, where he read Classics, graduating in 1932 with a First.
Legal career
He was called to the bar at the
Scarman was appointed a
He was appointed head of the
He is best known for chairing the
]Later life
After entering the House of Lords the more liberal aspects of his character dominated – he was chancellor of the University of Warwick and president of the British Institute of Human Rights, and worked on behalf of the Prince's Trust, the Birmingham Six, and Charter 88 among many other projects. Scarman was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1983.[5] In 1991 he set up the Scarman Trust. [citation needed]
Personal life and death
He married Ruth Wright in 1947, with whom he had one son. He died in 2004 at his home in Westgate-on-Sea.[6]
Notable judgments
- Crabb v Arun District Council[1975] EWCA Civ 7
- Whitehouse v. Lemon v. News Ltd. on Appeal from Regina v. Lemon [1979] 2 WLR 281[7]
- Pao On v. Lau Yiu Long[1980] AC 614
- Sidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital [1985] AC 871
In popular culture
Scarman appeared in
]References
- ^ History at fountaincourt.co.uk, retrieved 8 March 2019
- ^ "No. 42285". The London Gazette. 21 February 1961. p. 1359.
- ^ "No. 47342". The London Gazette. 4 October 1977. p. 12509.
- OCLC 1129661369.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Announcement of his death at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 13 December 2004.
- ^ Lawindexpro: case report
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