Hugh Laddie
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Sir Hugh Laddie (April 1946[1] - November 2008[2]) was a former British High Court judge. He was a specialist in intellectual property law.[3]
Laddie was educated at Aldenham School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and became a barrister. After 25 years at the IP bar, he was appointed as a High Court judge in April 1995,[4] and joined the Chancery Division, mainly hearing cases in the Patents Court.
He resigned from his post as a judge in 2005 "because he found it boring" and felt isolated on the bench.[4] He became a consultant for Willoughby & Partners, an IP boutique and UK legal arm of Rouse & Co International.[3] He is thought to be the first High Court judge to resign voluntarily in 35 years, and the first to subsequently join a firm of solicitors.[3]
He was appointed to a Chair in Intellectual Property Law at University College London, with effect from 1 September 2006.[5]
Notes
- ^ Jan Harvey, I am the law, Legal Week, July 2002
- ^ IPKat, "Obituary of Sir Hugh Laddie", 30 November 2008
- ^ a b c Joshua Rozenberg, High Court judge resigns, The Daily Telegraph, 22 June, 2005.
- ^ a b Frances Gibb, Definitely no regrets: there is life beyond the High Court, The Times, 16 May 2006.
- ^ UCL press release, 16 May 2006
External links
- William Patry, In Memoriam Sir Hugh Laddie, 30 November 2008.
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