James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, (born 27 June 1938) is a retired Scottish judge who served as the first

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from 2009 until his retirement in 2013, having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He served as Convenor of the

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peers in the

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from 2015 to 2019.

Early life

A descendant of Charles Hope, Lord Granton,

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from 1811 to 1841 through his third son, David Hope was born on 27 June 1938 to Edinburgh lawyer Arthur Henry Cecil Hope, OBE, WS and Muriel Ann Neilson Hope (''née'' Collie), and educated at

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and Rugby School. He completed

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as an officer with the Seaforth Highlanders, between 1957 and 1959, where he reached the rank

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. In 1959 he commenced his studies as an Open Scholar at St John's College,

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where he read Classics. He graduated with a

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degree in 1962. He then returned to

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and studied at the Faculty of Law of the

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, graduating

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in 1965. In 1966, Hope married Katharine Mary Kerr, daughter of solicitor Mark Kerr WS, with whom he has twin sons and a daughter. Hope was admitted as an advocate in 1965 and became a

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in 1978. He served as Standing Junior Counsel in Scotland to the Board of the Inland Revenue from 1974 to 1978, and as an Advocate Depute from 1978 to 1982, prosecuting cases on behalf of the Crown. Between 1985 and 1986, he was Chairman of the Medical Appeal Tribunal and the Pensions Appeal Tribunal, and from 1986 to 1989 was

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The Bench and later public life

In 1989, Hope became a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title Lord Hope, and was appointed directly to the offices of

and

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, Scotland's highest judge. He was made a

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at this time, and was awarded a

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in the 1995

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, his title being

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as Baron Hope of Craighead, ''of

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in the District of Perth and Kinross'' on 28 February 1995. In 1996, The Lord Hope of Craighead retired as Lord President to become a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and was succeeded by The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry. On 21 April 2009, he was appointed Second Senior Law Lord, succeeding Lord Hoffmann. On 1 October 2009, Hope became one of the first Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and its first Deputy President. He retired from that position on 26 June 2013. In November 2014 it was announced that Lord Hope would be appointed as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2015. Starting in 2017, Lord Hope's diaries were published in five volumes by Avizandum Publishing. The works chronicled his life and experiences, from Senior Counsel to his retirement from the Supreme Court. The later editions evoked minor controversy over remarks relating to Lady Hale's appointment to the Court, and for revealing certain information about how cases were decided behind the scenes, something one commentator described as "deeply concerning". Hope was lauded by

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for his contribution of support in January 2021 to an amendment to the Trade Act 2021 whereby the government would be required to ensure "that the UK does not trade with genocidal regimes. Importantly, with the

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having shown itself incapable of making such decisions, the determination of whether genocide has taken place would be made by the

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Notable cases

As Deputy President of the Supreme Court *'' R (E) v Jewish Free School'' 009UKSC 1 - discrimination in school admissions on religious grounds *'' R (L) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis'' 009UKSC 3 - criminal records checks and right to respect for private and family life *'' BA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State'' 009UKSC 7 - right of appeal against deportation orders *'' Gisda Cyf v Barratt''

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UKSC 41 - employment contracts as against general contracts *'' Cadder v HM Advocate''

UKSC 43 - police detention of suspects *'' HJ and HT v Home Secretary''

UKSC 31 - homosexuality in

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claims * '' HM Treasury v Ahmed''

UKSC 2 - strikes Treasury Orders related to

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1267 Committee *''

Jones v Kaney ''Jones v Kaney'' 011UKSC 13 is a 2011 decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on whether expert witnesses retained by a party in litigation can be sued for professional negligence in England and Wales, or whether they have the ben ...

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UKSC 13 - immunity from suit of expert witnesses *''

Fraser v HM Advocate ''Fraser v Her Majesty's Advocate'' (2011) UKSC 24 is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom relating to the effect of non-disclosure of evidence to the defence at trial and the role of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in Sc ...

UKSC 24 - role of the UK Supreme Court in Scots criminal law As Lord of Appeal in Ordinary *'' R v Woollin''

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1 AC 82 - indirect intention *'' Lubbe v Cape Plc'' 0001 WLR 1545 - tortious liability of shareholders *'' Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing Trust'' 0001 AC 406 - rights of landlords and tenants *''

White v White ''White v White'' is an English family law decision by the House of Lords, and a landmark case in redistribution of finances as well as property on divorce. This case involved a couple with assets exceeding £4.5m which was deemed more than eit ...

'' 0011 AC 596 - distribution of property on divorce *'' DGFT v First National Bank plc'' 001UKHL 52 - unfair contractual terms and the construction of unreviewable core terms *''

Wilson v First County Trust Ltd (No 2) is a United Kingdom human rights, consumer protection and contract law case. It made a decision on the applicability of Art 1, Prot 1 of the ECHR and some important observations on the relevance of Hansard in litigation. It also raised a smal ...

'' 003UKHL 40 - impact of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 on pawnshop dealers' human rights *''

Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd was a House of Lords decision regarding human rights and privacy in English law. Facts The British model Naomi Campbell was photographed leaving a rehabilitation clinic after public denials that she was a recovering drug addict. The photograph ...

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UKHL 22 - right to privacy and confidentiality *'' Chester v Afshar''

UKHL 41 - patients' right to give fully informed consent *''

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UKHL 32 - reasonable adjustments for the disabled *'' Jackson v Royal Bank of Scotland''

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UKHL 3 - remoteness *''

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UKHL 41 - definition of "floating charge" *''

Jackson v Attorney General ''R (Jackson) v Attorney General'' House of Lords case noted for containing obiter comments by the Judiciary acting in their official capacity suggesting that there may be limits to parliamentary sovereignty, the orthodox position being that it ...

UKHL 56 - fox hunting ban *''

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'' 007UKHL 9 - Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 35 and measure of damages for poor quality after repair *'' Stack v Dowden'' 007UKHL 17 - beneficial interest in the family home on divorce *'' The Achilleas'' 008UKHL 48 - remoteness *'' Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis'' 009UKHL 5 -

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of protestors *'' Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd'' 009UKHL 38 - influence of pre-contractual negotiations on construction As Lord President *'' Sharp v Thomson'' 1997 SC(HL) 66 - Scots property law *''

West v Secretary of State for Scotland ''West v Secretary of State for Scotland'' 1992 SC 385 (IH), 1992 SLT 636, (also reported as ''West v Scottish Prison Service'', 1992 SCLR 504) is the leading case on judicial review in Scotland and sets out in detail the present law. It sets a con ...

'' 1992 SC 385 - Scots judicial review As Lord Justice General *''

Jamieson v HM Advocate ''Jamieson v HM Advocate'' is a notable legal case which established a precedent in Scotland which held that a man does not commit rape where he honestly, albeit unreasonably, believes his victim is consenting. This was a criminal case decided ...

'' 1994 JC 88 - rape and consent *'' Ross v HM Advocate'' 1991 JC 210 - automatism

Honours & Arms

The Lord Hope of Craighead became Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde in 1998 and was appointed a Fellow in 2000. He stepped down as Chancellor in October 2013. He was awarded an honorary

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by the university in 1993, and by the

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in 1991 and the University of Edinburgh in 1995. In 2007, he was awarded the David Kelbie Award by the Institute of Contemporary Scotland. He was formerly an Honorary Professor of Law at the

, and is an honorary member of the

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(1987) and of The Society of Legal Scholars (1991), an Honorary Fellow of the

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(2000), and an Honorary

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(1989) and of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland (1995). He is also, as of 2008, the Honorary President of the Edinburgh Student Law Review. On St Andrew's Day, 30 November 2009, Lord Hope was appointed to the Order of the Thistle by Queen Elizabeth II. The Order of the Thistle is the highest chivalric honour in Scotland. In the UK as a whole it is second only to the Order of the Garter amongst chivalric orders. The order honours Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in some way to national life.

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