Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton
| Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1927 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 9 March 2012 (aged 84) London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge, London School of Economics |
| Religion | Humanist |
Kenneth William Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, QC, FBA (13 April 1927 – 9 March 2012), was a British politician and member of the House of Lords, affiliated with the Labour Party. He briefly became a crossbench member, citing his dislike of Blairism and 'the smell' of cash for questions.[1] He re-took the Labour Party whip in 2007.[2][3] He worked at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics, where he was the Cassel Professor of Commercial Law from 1964 until his retirement in 1992.[4]
After graduating in law from Queens' College, Cambridge, he served in the RAF for two years. He had a long career in labour law, and in 1977 was created a life peer with the title Baron Wedderburn of Charlton (Wedderburn chose this title as a tribute to his favourite football team Charlton Athletic F.C.[5] [6]) from Greater London.
He was an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. Wedderbrn also served as a key member of the Bullock Committee.[4]
Personal life
He married first Nina Salaman in 1951 and had three children, Sarah, David and Lucy. The marriage ended in divorce. His second marriage in 1962 was to Dorothy Cole a social scientist and university administrator. It also ended in divorce. His third marriage in 1969 was to Frances Knight with whom he had a son, Jonathan.[7]
Bibliography
- Articles
- ‘Shareholders’ rights and the rule in Foss v Harbottle’ [1957] 16 CLJ 194
- 'Employees, Partnership and Company Law' [2002] Industrial Law Journal
- Books
- The Worker and the Law, Penguin Books Ltd; 3rd Revised edition (25 Sep 1986), ISBN 0140226591
See also
- UK labour law
- UK company law
- Bullock Report
References
- ↑ Still fighting for freedom
- ↑ DoD Online Biography
- ↑ Death of Bill Wedderburn - Labour lawyer worked for the workers
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (2013), Bill Wedderburn. The Modern Law Review, 76: 1–5. doi: 10.1111/1468-2230.12008
- ↑ Employment Law lectures at LSE passim
- ↑ Labour lawyer who fought for the rights of workers
- ↑ The Guardian - Obituary 12 March 2012, accessed 20 September 2012