Thomas Rolls Warrington, 1st Baron Warrington of Clyffe, PC (29 May 1851 – 26 October 1937), known as Sir Thomas Warrington between 1904 and 1926, was a British lawyer and judge. Warrington was

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, in 1875, and after acquiring a large practice, became a

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in 1895. In 1904 he was appointed a judge of the Chancery Division of the

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and knighted. In 1915 he became a

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and sworn of the

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, which entitled him to sit on the

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. On his retirement in 1926 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Warrington of Clyffe, of Market Lavington in the County of Wiltshire. He continued to sit on the Judicial Committee after his retirement. Lord Warrington of Clyffe died in October 1937, aged 86, when the barony became extinct.

Judgements

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Barron v Potter ''Barron v Potter''

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1 Ch 895 is a UK company law case, concerning the balance of power between the board of directors and the general meeting. It stands for the principle that when the board is incapable of taking action, power to conduct ...

1 Ch 895 - a UK company law case, concerning the balance of power between the

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and the

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, and standing for the principle that when the board is incapable of taking action, power to conduct the company's affairs will revert to the general meeting.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warrington Of Clyffe, Thomas Warrington 1851 births 1937 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Members of Lincoln's Inn Lords Justices of Appeal Chancery Division judges Knights Bachelor English King's Counsel People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Barons created by George V