Sir Swinton Barclay Thomas (12 January 1931 – 12 August 2016) was a British judge,

privy councillor A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ...

, and the

Interception of Communications Commissioner The Interception of Communications Commissioner was a regulatory official in the United Kingdom, appointed under section 57 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and previously under section 8 of the Interception of Communications A ...

. He raised questions about the scope of the Wilson Doctrine. He was born in Glasgow, the son of Brigadier

William Bain Thomas Brigadier William Bain Thomas CBE DSO (11 May 1898 – 22 November 1967) was a British Army officer who commanded the Polish Resettlement Corps after the Second World War. Military career Thomas was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhu ...

of the

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Reg ...

, in which regiment Swinton carried out his

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. Thomas was a prominent Roman Catholic layman who served as chairman of the Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain. Notable judgments of his included: * '' Medforth v Blake'' * '' Rock (Nominees) Ltd v RCO Holdings Ltd'' * '' Weathersfield Ltd v Sargeant''

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20th-century English judges Lawyers from Glasgow Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom 1931 births 2016 deaths People educated at Ampleforth College Cameronians officers Scottish Roman Catholics Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford Presidents of the Oxford University Conservative Association Knights Bachelor Queen's Bench Division judges Lords Justices of Appeal {{England-law-bio-stub