Dr James Mould QC (21 September 1893 – 2 April 1958) was an English

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, a Bencher of

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and a

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.Obituary in ''

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'', ''Mr. James Mould'', 7 April 1958, p.9The Law Journal (volume 108), 1958 In 1944, Mould served on the Swan Committee on the Patents and Designs Acts and, in 1947, served as a member of the Committee appointed by the Minister of Supply to inquire into the development and production of Tudor aircraft.

Early life

Mould was born on 21 September 1893, the son of John Thomas Mould of

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. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and

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. He qualified as an

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, obtaining a

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in 1921. He was later

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in 1923, building on his knowledge as an engineer by specialising in patent and design cases.

Career

Mould built his career as a barrister around patent and design cases. In 1944, Mould served on the Swan Committee on the Patents and Designs Acts and, in 1947, served as a member of the Committee appointed by the Minister of Supply to inquire into the development and production of Tudor aircraft. Of Mould's career as a patent barrister, a tribute published in

on 11 April 1958 stated: ''With this happy and gregarious disposition he combined a conscientious devotion to his specialized field of activity…and an unswerving acceptance of the high Victorian standards of work and duty in which he had been educated''.Tribute, ''

'', 11 April 1958 Mould was made

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in 1948 and a Bencher of

in 1950. In his will, Mould created a scholarship for Pupillage candidates at

Family life

In 1928 he married Alice May Hunt. He died on 2 April 1958; a widow and a daughter survived him. A tribute to Mould was published in ''

'' on 11 April 1958, written by someone with whom he had shared chambers for twenty years: ''At the end of a hard day in Court or a lengthy conference his happy stories and cheerful laughter would bubble up fresh and spontaneous when the strain of work was relieved''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mould, James 1893 births 1958 deaths People educated at Bedford Modern School Alumni of University College London