Sir Hugh Ian Lang Laddie (15 April 1946 – 28 November 2008) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.The Guardian, obituary.Caroline Byrne
Former Judge, London Law Professor Hugh Laddie Dies at 62
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'', 22 June 2005. He was a leader in the field of intellectual property law.The Times, obituary. He was co-author of the ''Modern Law of Copyright'' (1980).Daily Telegraph, obituary. Laddie was educated at

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and

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. He studied medicine but changed to law. He became a

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in 1969. He is credited with having developed the idea of applying for an Anton Piller order while still a junior. After 25 years at the bar, he was appointed a High Court judge in April 1995,

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Definitely no regrets: there is life beyond the High Court
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'', 16 May 2006. and was assigned to the

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, as one of the Patents Court judges. He resigned from his post as a judge in 2005, "because he found it boring" and felt isolated on the bench. He became a consultant for Willoughby & Partners, a boutique law firm, UK legal arm of Rouse & Co International, a move which was criticised by some. He was thought to be the first High Court judge to resign voluntarily in 35 years, and the first subsequently to join a firm of solicitors. No one since Sir Henry Fisher, in 1970, had resigned from the bench. He was appointed to a Chair in Intellectual Property Law at

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, with effect from 1 September 2006.UCL press release
, 16 May 2006 He founded there the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law. The Sir Hugh Laddie chair in Intellectual Property has subsequently been established at UCL.

Personal life

Hugh Laddie married Stecia Zamet in 1970. He died of cancer on 28 November 2008, aged 62.

References

External links

Sir Hugh Laddie bio at University College London website
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Obituary of Sir Hugh Laddie
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William Patry William F. Patry (born January 1, 1950 in Niskayuna, New York) is an American lawyer specializing in copyright law. He studied at the San Francisco State University, where he obtained a B.A. in 1974 and an M.A. in 1976, and then at the University of ...

In Memoriam Sir Hugh Laddie, The Patry Copyright Blog
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Obituary in ''The Guardian''
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Obituary in ''The Times''
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