Robin Auld

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Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1995–2007
Succeeded bySir Colin Rimer
Justice of the High Court
In office
1987–1995
Personal details
Born
Robin Ernest Auld

(1937-07-19) 19 July 1937 (age 86)
Staines, Middlesex, England
Alma materKing's College London

Sir Robin Ernest Auld,

Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[1][2]

Early life and career

Born in

first-class honours in Law in 1958.[4] He had intended to be a country solicitor, but when faced with a premium of 400 guineas to train with a law firm decided for an academic career instead,[4] and was awarded a PhD in Law from King's College in 1963. He won a scholarship to train for the bar, and was called to the bar in Gray's Inn in 1959, placed first in order of merit in the Bar Final Examinations, and awarded the Macaskie and Holker Scholarships.[5][6]

He was also, during his practice at the Bar from 1963 to 1987, admitted to the Bars of Northern Ireland, New York State USA, Hong Kong and New South Wales, Australia. During that period he was appointed

Queen's Counsel in 1975,[7] a Recorder of the Crown Court in 1977,[8] and elected a Bencher of Gray's Inn
in 1984.

As a barrister he chaired or otherwise participated in a number of public inquiries in the UK and abroad, including: Member, Commission of Inquiry into Casino Gambling in the Bahamas, 1967;

Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into British Nuclear Tests in Australia (McClelland Royal Commission), 1984–1987.[14]

He became a

Fellow of King's College (FKC) in 1987 and was appointed Visiting Professor for three years from 2007. He has served on the College Council and in other roles, including President of King's College London
Association, and as a Member of the King's College London Campaign Board and Patron of the college's Bar Society.

Judicial career

In 1988 Auld was appointed a Justice of the

Judicial Studies Board
and Chairman of its Criminal Committee, and Presiding Judge of the Western Circuit.

In 1995 Auld was appointed a

Court of Appeal
in 2007.

Following his retirement from the

Macedonia
.

Personal life

Sir Robin is married to

Catherine Alison Geissler,[28] Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition at King's College London, past President of The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland,[29] and Secretary-General of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences
(2013–2017, 2017–2021). He was formerly married to Catherine Eleanor Mary Pritchard, by whom he has a son, Timothy, and a daughter, Rohan.

He is a member of the

Yale Club (New York City), and of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen
(Master 1984–85).

References

  1. ^ "Professor Sir Robin Auld". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Criminal Courts Review". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Dyer, Clare (9 October 2001). "Criminal justice review urges removal of right to trial by jury". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Stuart Cunningham Macaskie Scholarship". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ "BPTC Scholarships and Awards". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ^ "No. 46547". The London Gazette. 18 April 1975. p. 5024.
  8. ^ "No. 47194". The London Gazette. 12 April 1977. p. 4891.
  9. ^ Bahama Islands: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Operation of the Business of Casinos in Freeport and in Nassau, H.M. Stationery Office, London 1967
  10. ISBN 0-7085-0015-3
    July 1976
  11. ^ Investigation under Sections 164 and 172 of the Companies Act 1948
  12. ^ HMSO, Home Office, 1981, Cmnd 8427
  13. ^ The Shops Acts, Late-Night and Sunday Opening, HMSO 1984, Cmnd 9376
  14. ^ Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1985
  15. ^ "No. 51203". The London Gazette. 20 January 1988. p. 635.
  16. ^ "No. 51260". The London Gazette. 4 March 1988. p. 2645.
  17. ^ "No. 53945". The London Gazette. 6 February 1995. p. 1695.
  18. ^ "Court of Appeal Civil Division". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  19. ^ "A Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Auld". September 2001. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009.
  20. ^ "Biographical Details – Lord Justice Auld". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Criminal Procedure Rule Committee". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Turks and Caicos Islands Commission of Inuqiry 2008-2009". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor in Legal Science". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  24. ^ "Government of Bermuda: Judges & Magistrates of the Judiciary". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  25. ^ For the context of this Tribunal of Inquiry, see Michael Somare.
  26. ^ "Slynn Foundation". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  27. ^ "EUR-Lex". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  28. ^ "Catherine Geissler". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  29. ^ "Home". nutritionsociety.org.

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