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The Right Honourable
Sir Robin Auld
FKC
Sir Robin Auld
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1995–2007
Succeeded bySir Colin Rimer
Justice of the High Court
In office
1987–1995
Personal details
Born
Robin Ernest Auld

(1937-07-19)19 July 1937(age 87)
Staines,Middlesex,England
Alma materKing's College London

Sir Robin Ernest Auld,FKC(born 19 July 1937) is a formerLord Justice of Appealin theCourt of Appeal of England and Wales.[1][2]

Early life and career

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Born inStainesto Adelaide (néeMackie) and Ernest Auld, a toolmaker who later became a publican,[3]Robin Auld failed theeleven-plusexam and went toBrooklands College,a technical college. Later he won aState Scholarshipto study for a law degree atKing's College London;he worked as a long distance lorry driver, baker's assistant and navvy on roadworks in the vacations, gaining anHGVlorry driver's licence and a qualification in bread baking. He graduated withfirst-class honoursin Law in 1958.[4]He had intended to be a country solicitor, but when faced with a premium of 400guineasto train with a law firm decided for an academic career instead,[4]and was awarded aPhDin Law from King's College in 1963. He won a scholarship to train for the bar, and was called to the bar inGray's Innin 1959, placed first in order of merit in the Bar Final Examinations, and awarded the Macaskie and Holker Scholarships.[5][6]

He was also, during his practice at the Bar from 1963 to 1987, admitted to the Bars of Northern Ireland, New York State USA, Hong Kong and New South Wales, Australia. During that period he was appointedQueen's Counselin 1975,[7]a Recorder of theCrown Courtin 1977,[8]and elected a Bencher ofGray's Innin 1984.

As a barrister he chaired or otherwise participated in a number of public inquiries in the UK and abroad, including: Member, Commission of Inquiry into Casino Gambling in the Bahamas, 1967;[9]Chairman,William Tyndale Schools Inquiry,1975–1976;[10]Department of Trade Joint Inspector into the affairs of Ashbourne Investments Ltd., 1975–1979;[11]Counsel to theHome Office Inquiry into the Brixton Disorders,1981;[12]Chairman, Home Office Committee into Late-Night and Sunday Trading, 1983–84;[13]and Counsel for the UK,Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into British Nuclear Tests in Australia(McClelland Royal Commission), 1984–1987.[14]

He became aFellow of King's College(FKC) in 1987 and was appointed Visiting Professor for three years from 2007. He has served on the College Council and in other roles, including President ofKing's College LondonAssociation, and as a Member of the King's College London Campaign Board and Patron of the college's Bar Society.

Judicial career

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In 1988 Auld was appointed a Justice of theHigh Court,Queen's Bench Division,and was knighted a month later.[15][16]During his ensuing term of eight years in the post he was successively also a Member of theJudicial Studies Boardand Chairman of its Criminal Committee, and Presiding Judge of the Western Circuit.

In 1995 Auld was appointed aLord Justice of Appeal[17][18]and made a Member of thePrivy Council.During his ensuing period of 12 years in theCourt of Appealhe was also: the Senior Presiding Judge for England & Wales, 1995–1998, and he conductedA Review of the Criminal Courts of England & Wales,1999–2001;[19][20][4]in the latter half of 2001 he was a Senior Resident Scholar atYale Law School;he was also vice-chairman of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, 2004-2006[21]and vice-chairman of theJudicial Appointments Commissionfrom 2006 to 2007. He retired from theCourt of Appealin 2007.

Following his retirement from theCourt of Appeal,he has undertaken a variety of part-time judicial, academic and other work, including: Sole Commissioner of Inquiry into Governmental Corruption in the Turks & Caicos Islands from 2008 to 2009;[22]VisitingGoodhart Professor in Legal Science[23]at theUniversity of Cambridgeand Fellow ofSelwynandWolfsonColleges, 2009–2010; a Justice of the Bermuda Court of Appeal, 2008–2015;[24]President of the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal, 2009–2012; Member of theUniversity of Oxford's Appeal Court, 2009–2015; Judicial Member, Tribunal of Inquiry into Misconduct of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 2010;[25]and, since 2012,SlynnFoundation Trustee & Consultant on Constitutional/Judicial and Procedural Reforms in Eastern Europe,[26]including their compliance withECHRand EU norms[27]– in particular inUkraineandMacedonia.

Personal life

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Sir Robin is married toCatherine Alison Geissler,[28]Professor Emerita of Human Nutrition atKing's College London,past President of The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland,[29]and Secretary-General of theInternational Union of Nutritional Sciences(2013–2017, 2017–2021). He was formerly married to Catherine Eleanor Mary Pritchard, by whom he has a son, Timothy, and a daughter, Rohan.

He is a member of theAthenaeum Club, London,theYale Club(New York City), and of theWorshipful Company of Woolmen(Master 1984–85).

References

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  1. ^"Professor Sir Robin Auld".Retrieved1 March2016.
  2. ^"Criminal Courts Review".Archived fromthe originalon 7 June 2009.Retrieved1 March2016.
  3. ^"Index entry".FreeBMD.ONS.Retrieved2 January2018.
  4. ^abcDyer, Clare (9 October 2001)."Criminal justice review urges removal of right to trial by jury".The Guardian.
  5. ^"Stuart Cunningham Macaskie Scholarship".Retrieved6 March2016.
  6. ^"BPTC Scholarships and Awards".19 June 2014.Retrieved6 March2016.
  7. ^"No. 46547".The London Gazette.18 April 1975. p. 5024.
  8. ^"No. 47194".The London Gazette.12 April 1977. p. 4891.
  9. ^Bahama Islands: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Operation of the Business of Casinos in Freeport and in Nassau, H.M. Stationery Office, London 1967
  10. ^ILEA,ISBN0-7085-0015-3July 1976
  11. ^Investigation under Sections 164 and 172 of the Companies Act 1948
  12. ^HMSO, Home Office, 1981, Cmnd 8427
  13. ^The Shops Acts, Late-Night and Sunday Opening, HMSO 1984, Cmnd 9376
  14. ^Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1985
  15. ^"No. 51203".The London Gazette.20 January 1988. p. 635.
  16. ^"No. 51260".The London Gazette.4 March 1988. p. 2645.
  17. ^"No. 53945".The London Gazette.6 February 1995. p. 1695.
  18. ^"Court of Appeal Civil Division".Retrieved6 March2016.
  19. ^"A Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Auld".September 2001.Archivedfrom the original on 7 June 2009.
  20. ^"Biographical Details – Lord Justice Auld".Archived fromthe originalon 7 June 2009.Retrieved6 March2016.
  21. ^"Criminal Procedure Rule Committee".Retrieved6 March2016.
  22. ^"Turks and Caicos Islands Commission of Inuqiry 2008-2009".Retrieved6 March2016.
  23. ^"Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor in Legal Science".Retrieved1 March2016.
  24. ^"Government of Bermuda: Judges & Magistrates of the Judiciary".Retrieved1 March2016.
  25. ^For the context of this Tribunal of Inquiry, seeMichael Somare.
  26. ^"Slynn Foundation".Retrieved2 March2016.
  27. ^"EUR-Lex".Retrieved1 March2016.
  28. ^"Catherine Geissler".Retrieved1 March2016.
  29. ^"Home".nutritionsociety.org.
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