William Latey,

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, QC (12 February 1885 – 28 February 1976) was an English barrister and Special Divorce Commissioner.

Biography

Latey was born in 1885, the son of John Latey, editor of ''

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''. He was war correspondent for the ''

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'' (1914–15), then served in the

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(1916–18), and was appointed an

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in 1918. He began practising as a barrister on the

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the following year, specialising in probate and divorce law, becoming an authority on the latter and authoring ''Latey on Divorce'' (1952). During the

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, he was an ARP Warden for the Temple and City, and was appointed a bencher in 1947. From 1952 to 1964 he was a Divorce Commissioner. He became

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of the Middle Temple in 1966, and served as President of the

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(1956–57). He was chairman of the Legal Board of

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, and appointed

in 1965. He died in 1976. His son, Sir John Latey, was a judge.

References

* "Mr William Latey", ''The Times'', 2 March 1976, p. 14. *
Latey, William
, ''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 3 February 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Latey, William 1885 births 1976 deaths English journalists British civil servants British war correspondents Members of the Middle Temple English barristers English King's Counsel Commanders of the Order of the British Empire