Sir Philip Howard Otton (born 28 May 1933), styled The Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton, is a former Lord Justice of Appeal (1995–2001).

Career

Otton was educated at the

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(LLB). In 1983, he was approved as a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1995. In 2004, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal in

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. He was judge of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Court from 2007 to 2011.

Judgments

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EWCA Civ 533,

Ch 1 - leading English fiduciary law and professional negligence case, concerning a solicitor's

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and skill, and the nature of fiduciary duties; Otton concurring with

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Awards and honours

Otton was awarded the Coventry Award of Merit in 2002. He holds honorary degrees from Nottingham Trent University, the

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and the University of Birmingham.

References

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