John Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough
| The Right Honourable The Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough PC | |
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| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
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In office 1998–2004 | |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 1993–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Stewart Hobhouse 31 January 1932 |
| Died | 15 March 2004 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Susannah Roskill |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
John Stewart Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough, PC (31 January 1932 – 15 March 2004) was a British judge and Law Lord.
Hobhouse was born in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, the son of Sir John Richard Hobhouse, a shipowner. He was educated at St Andrew's, Pangbourne, and Eton. After working abroad in Australia and New Zealand on a sheep farm, Hobhouse returned to Christ Church, Oxford in 1951, where he read Jurisprudence. He was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1955, He later became a Bencher. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1973.
Hobhouse was made a High Court judge in 1982, and received the customary knighthood. He was made a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1993, when he was also made a member of the Privy Council. On 1 October 1998 he was appointed as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, becoming a life peer as Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough, of Woodborough in the County of Wiltshire.[1]
Family
Lord Hobhouse was married to Susannah Roskill. They had two sons and one daughter.
Notable cases
Notable judicial decisions in which Lord Hobhouse participated included:
- R (Factortame Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport ("Factortame IV", Divisional Court)
- R v Hinks (House of Lords)
- Berezovsky v Michaels (House of Lords)
- Mirvahedy v Henley (House of Lords)
- Lange v Atkinson (Privy Council)
- B v Attorney General (Privy Council)
- Auckland Harbour Board v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (Privy Council)
- Dextra Bank & Trust Co Ltd v Bank of Jamaica (Privy Council)
- Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson (House of Lords)
- Attorney General v Blake (House of Lords)
- Tomlinson v Congleton BC (House of Lords)
- Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge (No 2) (House of Lords)
- Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC (at first instance)
- Hazell v Hammersmith and Fulham LBC (at first instance)
- Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd v Welwyn Hatfield DC (Divisional Court - key test case in the local authorities swaps litigation)
References
- ↑ House of Lords (1998-10-07). "Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords". minutes of proceedings. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
- The Guardian (27 March 2004). "Obituary". Retrieved 19 November 2006.
- The Telegraph (22 March 2004). "Obituary". Retrieved 3 March 2017.