Sir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer (born 30 January 1944) is a former

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of the English

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; he retired in 2014.

Education

He was educated at Dulwich College from 1954 to 1962 and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Legal career

Rimer was

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(Lincoln’s Inn) in 1968 and made a Bencher in 1994. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court on 3 October 1994 and was assigned to the Chancery Division. On 1 October 2007, he became a

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, on the retirement of Robin Auld. He retired on 7 October 2014.Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice Rimer
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Cases

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Hunter v Moss ''Hunter v Moss'' 994 1 WLR 452 is an English trusts law case from the Court of Appeal concerning the certainty of subject matter necessary to form a trust. Moss promised Hunter 50 shares in his company as part of an employment contract, but fa ...

'' 9941 WLR 452 (overturned on reasoning) *''

Gencor ACP Ltd v Dalby ''Gencor ACP Ltd v Dalby'' 000EWHC 1560 (Ch)is a UK company law case concerning piercing the corporate veil. Facts Mr Dalby was a director of the ACP group of companies, including Gencor ACP Ltd. He dishonestly diverted assets and opportunities ...

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2 BCLC 734 *'' Sinclair Investment Holdings SA v Versailles Trade Finance (No. 3)''

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EWHC 915 *''

Consistent Group Ltd v Kalwak In classical deductive logic, a consistent theory is one that does not lead to a logical contradiction. The lack of contradiction can be defined in either semantic or syntactic terms. The semantic definition states that a theory is consistent i ...

'' EWCA Civ 430
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EWCA Civ 430
(reversed by ''Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher''

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UKSC 41) *''Moore Stephens v Stone Rolls Ltd'' [2008] EWCA Civ 644 *''Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd'' [2008] EWCA Civ 183 (overturned) *''Re Sigma Finance Corporation'' [2008] EWCA Civ 1303 *''

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Annabel’s (Berkeley Square) Ltd ''Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Annabel's (Berkeley Square) Ltd'' 009EWCA Civ 361is a UK labour law case regarding the treatment of tips under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998. It led to the abolition of tips being considered part of wag ...

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EWCA Civ 361 *'' O'Donnell v Shanahan''

EWCA Civ 751 *'' Williams v British Airways plc''

EWCA Civ 281 (overturned) *''

Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Alemo-Herron ''Alemo-Herron v Parkwood Leisure Ltd'' (2013C-426/11is an EU law and UK labour law case concerning whether an employer may agree to incorporate a collective agreement into an individual contract, and if that agreement has a provision for autom ...

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EWCA Civ 24 *''

Jones v Kernott ''Jones v Kernott'' 011UKSC 53is a decision by the UK Supreme Court concerning the beneficial entitlement to a co-owned family home under a constructive trust. The court ruled there was a 90:10 split of ownership in favour of the main child-car ...

EWCA Civ 578 (overturned) *''

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Banerjee In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...

1 WLR 702 *''

Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest is a leading UK company law decision of the UK Supreme Court concerning the nature of the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil, resulting trusts and equitable proprietary remedies in the context of English family law. Facts Ms Yasmin Pres ...

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EWCA Civ 1395 (overturned) *''

Hounga v Allen ''Hounga v Allen'' 014UKSC 47 is a UK labour law case, concerning the right to equal treatment, wages, and the illegality principle. Facts Mary Hounga sued Adenike Allen, the employer, for damages under race discrimination after dismissal under ...

'' UKSC 47
(overturned) *''Home Office v Essop">014
UKSC 47
(overturned) *''Home Office v Essop'' [2017
UKSC 27
(overturned)

Arms

References

External links

Judiciary.gov.uk
1944 births Living people Chancery Division judges 20th-century English judges Knights Bachelor Lords Justices of Appeal Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People educated at Dulwich College 21st-century English judges {{UK-law-bio-stub