Kenneth William Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, (13 April 1927 – 9 March 2012) was a British

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and member of the

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, affiliated with the Labour Party. He briefly became a crossbench member, citing his dislike of Blairism and 'the smell' of cash for questions. He re-took the Labour Party whip in 2007. He worked at the

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and the

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, where he was the

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Professor of Commercial Law from 1964 until his retirement in 1992. After graduating in law from Queens' College, Cambridge, he served in the

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for two years. He had a long career in labour law, and on 20 July 1977 was created a life peer with the title Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, ''of

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in Greater London'' (Wedderburn chose this title as a tribute to his favourite football team Charlton Athletic F.C.). He was an Honorary Associate of the

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and a Distinguished Supporter of the

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. Wedderburn also served as a key member of the Bullock Committee.

Personal life

In 1951 he married Nina Salaman, a medical researcher from a family of scientists and named after an illustrious and scholarly grandmother. They had three children, Sarah, David and Lucy. The marriage ended in divorce. His second marriage in 1962 was to Dorothy Cole, a social scientist and university administrator. It also ended in divorce. His third marriage in 1969 was to Frances Knight with whom he had a son, Jonathan.The Guardian - Obituary 12 March 2012, accessed 20 September 2012
/ref> He was a direct descendant of Jamaican-born radical leader and anti-slavery advocate Robert Wedderburn and thus also of the Jacobite rebel Sir John Wedderburn, 5th Baronet of Blackness.

Bibliography

;Articles *'Shareholders' rights and the rule in Foss v Harbottle' 95716 CLJ 194 *'Freedom of Association and Philosophies of Labour Law' 98918 Industrial Law Journal *'Employees, Partnership and Company Law' 002Industrial Law Journal ;Books *'' The Worker and the Law'', Penguin Books Ltd; 3rd Revised edition (25 September 1986),

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Catalogue of Wedderburn's papers
held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick {{DEFAULTSORT:Wedderburn, Bill Baron Wedderburn of Charlton Wedderburn of Charlton, Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, Bill Wedderburn, Baron Academics of the London School of Economics Fellows of Clare College, Cambridge People associated with the London School of Economics Wedderburn of Charlton Wedderburn of Charlton, Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, Bill Wedderburn, Baron English King's Counsel English people of Jamaican descent Royal Air Force officers Fellows of the British Academy

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People educated at Whitgift School Life peers created by Elizabeth II

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