Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley

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Robert Lionel Archibald Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley , PC , FBA ( November 12, 1926 - August 14, 2016 ) was a British judge and life peer .

life and career

Goff received his education at Eton College before he began studying at New College , which he graduated with a Magister Artium in 1953 and where he received his doctorate in 1972.

Goff served in the Scots Guards from 1945 to 1948 .

At Lincoln College of University of Oxford , he was from 1951 to 1955 Fellow and Tutor. In 1951 he was admitted to the bar by the Inner Temple Chamber . In 1975 he became a bencher there . Goff became Crown Attorney in 1967 .

From 1974 to 1975 he was a recorder of the Crown Court , and from 1975 to 1982 judge of the High Court of Justice . From 1979 to 1981 he was a judge of the Commercial List and President ( Chairman ) of the Commercial Court Committee . From 1982 to 1985 he was Lord Justice of Appeal .

From 1980 to 1981 he was an Honorary Professor of Legal Ethics at the University of Birmingham . In 1983 he was a Maccabaean Lecturer and in 1987 Lionel Cohen Lecturer in Jerusalem , and in 1993 Cassell Lecturer in Stockholm . Goff was from 1976 to 1982 Chairman of the Board of Directors ( Council ) of Legal Education and from 1986 to 1991 at the Court of the University of London .

At the British Institute of International and Comparative Law , he was chairman from 1986 to 2001 and president since 2001. From 1990 to 2001 he was Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law . From 1986 to 1991, Goff was President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators . In 1986 he was President of the Bentham Club . From 1986 to 1987 he was at the Holdsworth Club . At the University of Oxford he was high steward from 1990 to 2001 .

He co-authored The Law of Restitution , which he co-authored with Professor Gareth Jones . In addition, Goff Patron ( Patron ) of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal .

Membership in the House of Lords

Goff became Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1986 and remained so until 1996, at the same time he became a life peer as Baron Goff of Chieveley in the County of Berkshire . He then became Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1996 until he retired in 1998.

His attendance at meeting days was in the irregular double-digit range at the end of the 1990s and fell even further after the turn of the millennium. He was last present in the 2004/2005 session.

Since May 25, 2010 he was on leave of absence granted by the House of Lords .

Honors

Goff was the holder of several honorary doctorates . The City University London and the University of Reading honored him with an honorary doctorate of Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt) . He was awarded an honorary doctorate in law (Hon LLD) from the University of Buckingham , the University of London and the University of Bristol .

He has been an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College since 1983, New College since 1986 and Wolfson College since 2001. In 1987 he became a Fellow of the British Academy .

Goff was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, First Class , for his contribution to British awareness of German law .

family

Goff comes from the family of Barons Davis-Goff, was born the second child of Lionel Trevor Davis-Goff and his wife Isobel Denroche-Smith and had an older sister. He has been married to Sarah Cousins ​​since 1953, with whom he has two sons and two daughters. One of the sons has already passed away.

He died on August 14, 2016.

Publications

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons. 107th edition. Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 (Vol II), p. 1577
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Robert Lionel Archibald Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal - Board of Patrons . Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 19, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / users.ox.ac.uk
  4. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed December 15, 2012
  5. ↑ Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons. 107th edition. Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 (Vol I), p. 1053
  6. ^ Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, on the House of Lords official website, accessed August 18, 2016.
predecessor Office successor
first holder of the title Senior Law Lord
1996-1998 		Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson
personal data
SURNAME Goff, Robert, Baron Goff of Chieveley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goff, Robert Lionel Archibald, Baron Goff of Chieveley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British judge and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1926
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2016