............................................................................................................................
Description
LordDenning retired in 1982 aged 83. Lord Hailsham said of him thatitwasgiven to few to be a legend in their own lifetime. He saidthatDenning'sstrength lay in his rugged independence and unwillingnesstotolerateinjustice or pettifogging technicalities in any form.TheTimes' wrotethat he had legal genius and a laudable mission tomakethe law accordwith justice.
This great judge had a passion forjustice and was adoughty defenderof the individual and theunprivileged. He sought toprotect the commonman against abuse ofpower, whether by the state, theTrade Unions orthe great corporations.He did what he could to helpdeserted wives. In1963 the Public Oratorat Cambridge said "This manconsiders that therigours of laws andprecedent should be tempered byhuman feeling for'He who clings to theletter is clinging to a cork." Hewas sensitiveto what ordinary peoplethought and had the common touch.
............................................................................................................................
Contents
1. Early Days, 1899-1923
2. The Bar, 1924-44
3. High Court Judge, 1944-48
4. Deserted Wives
5. Construction
6. Common Law
7. Appeal Judge, 1948-62
8. Precedent
9. Abuse of Power
10. Master of the Rolls, 1962-82
11. The Profumo Affair, 1963
12. Trade Unions
13. New Procedures
14. A Leaky Umbrella
15. Ambassador at Large
16. Author
17. Disaster
18. Retirement
19. Legal Influence
20. A Legend in his Lifetime
Notes
Bibliography
Index
............................................................................................................................
Author Details
Edmund Heward retired in 1985 as Chief Master of the Supreme Court(Chancery Division). He has written a number of legal biographies ofMatthew Hale, Lord Mansfield, Lord Radcliffe and Lord Selborne as wellas of Lord Denning.
...........................................................................................................................
|
