Brian Dillon (judge)

Sir George Brian Hugh Dillon (2 October 1925 – 22 June 2003) was a British lawyer and judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1982 to 1994.[1][2]

The Right Honourable

Sir Brian Dillon
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1982–1994
Personal details
Born(1925-10-02)2 October 1925
Died22 June 2003(2003-06-22) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Alison Lane
Children4
EducationWinchester College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Biography

Dillon was born in a naval family, the son of Captain George Crozier Dillon, RN, and the grandson of an admiral. He was educated at Winchester College, where he was a scholar, before proceeding to New College, Oxford, also as a scholar. Initially reading Classics, he switched to law, before joining the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1943, training at HMS Ganges before serving in the Far East abroad the destroyer HMS Tyrian.[1]

Returning to Oxford after the war, he was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1948, and acquired a "huge practice" at the Chancery bar.[2] He took silk in 1965 and became head of chambers.

He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice, in 1979, assigned to the Chancery Division and received the customary knighthood. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1982, and was sworn of the Privy Council. He retired in 1994.[1]

Family

Dillon married Alison Lane in 1954; they had two sons and two daughters.[2]

Selected judgments

Lord Justice Dillon's reported cases include:

Footnotes
  1. "Sir Brian Dillion". The Daily Telegraph. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. "Sir Brian Dillon". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

References
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