Sir Christopher John Slade (2 June 1927–7 February 2022) was a British judge who served as a

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of England and Wales from 1982 to 1991.

Biography

The eldest son of George Penkivil Slade (a kinsman of Sir Benjamin Slade, although not in

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to the

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) and Mary Carnegie, he had two younger brothers, Julian (the

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) and

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( President of the Liberal Party), as well as a sister, Pauline (who married David Hamilton-Russell, a grandson of the 8th Viscount Boyne). Slade was educated at Eton before going up to

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, where he was awarded the Eldon Scholarship. Taking

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in 1965, he served as

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of the Ironmongers' Company (for 1973/74), before being sworn of the Privy Council in 1982. Married in 1958 to Jane Buckley, daughter of the Rt Hon. Sir Denys Buckley , Sir Christopher and Lady Slade had four children, Lucinda ''now'' Tite (born 1959), Victoria ''now'' Henderson-Cleland (born 1962), Richard (born 1963) and Amelia ''now'' Jackson (born 1966). Sir Christopher Slade died on 7 February 2022, at the age of 94.

Judicial decisions

Important judicial decisions of Lord Justice Slade include: * '' Re Bond Worth Ltd'' * '' Reckitt & Colman Products Ltd v Borden Inc'' * ''

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'' * ''

Street v Mountford is an English land law case from the House of Lords. It set out principles to determine whether someone who occupied a property had a tenancy (i.e. a lease), or only a licence. This mattered for the purpose of statutory tenant rights to a reason ...

'' * '' Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA v Aboody'' * ''

Rolled Steel Products (Holdings) Ltd v British Steel Corp ''Rolled Steel Products (Holdings) Ltd v British Steel Corp'' 986Ch 246 is a UK company law case, concerning the enforceability of obligations against a company. The case was one of the last significant cases on '' ultra vires'' under English ...

'' * '' Phillips Products Ltd v Hyland and Hamstead Plant Hire Co Ltd'' * '' Aveling Barford Ltd v Perion Ltd'' * '' Mikeover Ltd v Brady'' * '' Powell v McFarlane'' * '' Winkworth v Christie Manson and Woods Ltd''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slade, Christopher 1927 births 2022 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of New College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn 20th-century King's Counsel Attorneys-general of the Duchy of Lancaster 20th-century English judges Knights Bachelor Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom