Julian Thomas Farrand (13 August 1935 – 17 July 2020) was an English legal

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who specialized in real property.

Early life and education

Farrand was born to J. and E.A. Farrand. He was educated at the

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. From there, he went to

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, completing the

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in 1957 and later the

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in 1966. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1960.

Career

He began his academic career as an assistant lecturer, then lecturer, at

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in 1960. He followed this with lectureships at

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and Queen Mary. He became Professor of Law at the

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in 1968 and Dean of the Faculty of Law 1970–72 and 1976–78. He remained professor at Manchester until 1988. He served as Law Commissioner, leading a team on real property reform, between 1984 and 1989. He was made QC (''honoris causa'') in 1994. He was the first Insurance Ombudsman in 1989 and later Pensions Ombudsman in 1994. Until 2011, he was Chairman of the Residential Property Tribunals.

Personal life

He married Brenda Hale in 1992. He had one son and two daughters from a previous marriage. He was also a keen chess player.

References

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