Brian Dillon (judge)
George Brian Hugh Dillon | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 1982–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1925 |
| Died | 22 June 2003 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Alison Lane |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Sir George Brian Hugh Dillon (2 October 1925 – 22 June 2003), usually known as Brian Dillon, was a British judge who sat on the Court of Appeal.[1][2]
He studied at Winchester College at New College, Oxford.[1]
He served briefly in World War II from 1943 aboard the destroyer HMS Tyrian, in the Far East.[1]
He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1948. He took silk in 1965, and was appointed a judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in 1979. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1982, when he also became a member of the Privy Council, and retired in 1994.[1]
Judgments
Lord Justice Dillon's reported cases include:
- Hunter v Moss
- Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd
- R&B Customs Brokers Ltd v United Dominions Trust Ltd
- Notcutt v Universal Equipment Co (London) Ltd
- Vaughan v Barlow Clowes International Ltd [1991] EWCA Civ 11 - English trusts law, concerning tracing
- Powdrill v Watson
- Re Sevenoaks Stationers (Retail) Ltd
- Harris v Goddard
- Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Homan [1994] EWCA Civ 33 - English trusts law, whether a beneficiary whose fiduciary breaches trust, may trace assets through an overdrawn account to its destination.
- Abbey National Building Society v Cann
- Multinational Gas and Petrochemical Co v Multinational Gas and Petrochemical Services Ltd
- Alec Lobb (Garages) Ltd v Total Oil (GB) Ltd
- Fitzpatrick v British Railways Board [1992] ICR 221, [1992] IRLR 376 - UK labour law, concerning collective bargaining
- Nestle v National Westminster Bank plc [1992] EWCA Civ 12, [1993] 1 WLR 1260 - English trusts law case concerning the duty of care when a trustee is making an investment.
Family
Sir Brian married once, in 1954, to Alison Lane, with whom he had two sons and two daughters.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d "Sir Brian Dillion". The Daily Telegraph. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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