All Deaths articles – Page 6
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Justice stalwart Sir Henry Brooke dies at 81
Tributes are pouring in from the profession after the retired judge passed away following heart surgery.
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Obituary: Bruce Ross
Former Ponsfords partner acted in landmark 1996 case over rights to creative work.
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Obituary: Philip Pettit, legal scholar
Renowned academic and author of Equity and the Law of Trusts dies at 92.
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Obituary: David Swede
David Swede, a founding partner of Darlingtons Solicitors LLP, has passed away aged 70.
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Obituary: Maria Pittordis
Maria Pittordis, a highly-respected partner at international law firm Hill Dickinson who enjoyed a successful career with the practice for 30 years, has passed away aged 55 following a short illness. Colleagues of Maria, head of Marine, Trade and Energy at Hill Dickinson since 2008, have paid tribute to her ...
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Tributes paid to Julie Exton, a ‘stellar example’ to others
The profession has united to pay tribute to Bristol family solicitor and district judge Julie Exton, who has died at the age of 59. The Gazette understands she had been suffering from motor neurone disease for some months. Julie Anita Exton was admitted as a solicitor in 1983. Exton was ...
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Widely respected solicitor judge Julie Exton dies at 59
Lord chief justice announces death of former president of Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges.
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Bristows' tribute to leader after fatal cycling accident
Theo Savvides 'enriched the lives of all those around him'.
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There will never be another like Rex Makin
Meeting the Liverpool solicitor, who died this week aged 91, was like having an audience with the Pope.
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Former Supreme Court justice Lord Toulson dies aged 70
Tributes paid to a 'truly valued colleague and man of honour', who died yesterday.
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Liverpool legal giant Rex Makin dies aged 91
Tributes pour for lawyer who qualified 68 years ago and embarked on remarkable career.
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Solicitor and former Hull KR chair Max Gold dies at 72
Tributes paid to former chairman of Hull Kingston Rovers.
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Wilson-era minister dies
Former solicitor and south London Labour MP John Fraser has died at the age of 82. Fraser practised at London firm Lewis Silkin and served as a minister under Labour prime ministers Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan.
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Obituary: Wallace Bogan
Family pays tribute to prominent former legal aid solicitor, who has died at 84.
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Tributes for church and charity law specialist
Tim Berry described as a solicitor who worked with ‘uncompromising integrity, empathy and humility’.
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Tributes paid to ‘innovative’ local government lawyer
Local government solicitors have paid tribute to a ‘formidable’ property and planning specialist who helped to establish a Norfolk-based shared legal service eight years ago. Chris Skinner, practice director at nplaw, died on his 59th birthday last Tuesday at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Skinner, who had Guillain-Barré syndrome, had been ...
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Tributes paid to ‘legal legend’ Harry Ellis, 100
Well-known member of Bournemouth legal community passed away on December 23.
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Legal author and Twitter star Gary Slapper dies
Former head of Open University law school was strong advocate for public legal education.
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Obituary: Kay Everett
Kay, a truly gifted solicitor, passed away on 7 August aged 43. She read law and Chinese at the University of Leeds, graduating in 1995. Kay trained at City firm Lovells where she met her partner Anand Doobay, who is also a solicitor. She was admitted to the roll in ...