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1447: 60: 292: 1612: 1203:. Goff issued a legal ruling allowing doctors to withdraw his treatment at the request of his family, since there had been no sign of improvement in his condition, there was no reasonable possibility that he would ever emerge from his persistent vegetative state, and was unlikely to survive more than five years. The case provoked significant public discussion over the moral, social and ethical issues of withdrawing life support from an insensate patient. 1042:, in which he detailed his views on the roles of these players in the legal system. In 1999, he said that he did not know how far he had succeeded in promoting an appropriate recognition of academia's contribution to the development of English law, but that, if he had, "that alone will give me great satisfaction." Goff's views influenced others to think about the role of judges and jurists, inspiring the later Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 780: 1495:, to lunch, a meeting which resulted in British Airways providing free flights for Pegasus Scholars. According to Stephen Tomlinson, the Pegasus Trust was a "valuable and lasting legacy", which represented Goff's belief in the importance of linking different jurisdictions, as well as his interest in the welfare of young barristers. It subsequently evolved into a collaborative effort between the four 1032:
a better equipped library for the Law Lords' use. In his Maccabean Lecture to the British Academy in 1983, he described the judge and jurist as on a shared "search for principle", saying that it was the fusion of their work that led to the development of the common law. Three years after the lecture, he said that "it is difficult to overestimate the influence of the jurist in England today". In
700:, and that he wished to offer it to Goff. Goff, astonished, asked for half an hour to consider the proposal. In apparent surprise that Goff needed to think about the offer, Murray granted the time, following which Goff accepted the offer, on condition that he could first sit the Bar exams and be called to the Bar. Murray agreed to this and Goff was called by 797:). Goff had continued drafting the textbook after leaving academia for the Commercial Bar. At the time, work for junior barristers was limited, and so he spent considerable time working on the book at the Inner Temple library. During this period, Maudsley spent long stretches of time in the United States, and did not respond to Goff's communications. 1506:"The common law is one of the greatest forces for good in the world. For many, the common law means the rule of law and the absolute independence of the judiciary. It is of paramount importance for the future of the common law that bridges should be built between the legal professions in the many countries of the world which live under this system." 850:, described it as "admirable". The book's propositions caused some confusion in academic circles. Not knowing where it fitted, a university library classified it as Criminal Law, and a library of one of the Inns of Court refused to take the book in at all. The book's propositions were not unanimously welcomed. For example, they were resisted by 910:
almost permanent junior barristers assisting them. Goff was led by Roskill twice when his usual junior had pneumonia, but was hardly led by anyone else. He took this as an opportunity to teach at Inner Temple and on weekends at Lincoln College, and to continue writing his book on the law of restitution.
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AC 95, at p. 104. ("My Lords, there is no general doctrine of unjust enrichment recognised in English law. What it does is to provide specific remedies in particular cases of what might be classified as unjust enrichment in a legal system that is based upon the civil law. There are some circumstances
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and spent considerable time transposing and arranging pieces of music for the family collection of instruments. His love of music remained with him into the later years of his life, when his health was failing. He described music as what "fed his soul and relaxed him". He was particularly fond of the
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described the case as legally complex, "involving such vast fortunes that millions of dollars turned upon every nuance of meaning in the 1943 Act". Goff presided over the case in the High Court, holding that the contract had been frustrated and that British Petroleum was entitled to damages. Notably,
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enthusiastically. This was despite the disapproval of some of his colleagues, according to whom Goff had broken the unspoken rule that no judicial reference was to be made to the work of the Law Commission. In line with his belief in the complementarity of the academic lawyer and judge, he worked to
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As an academic-turned-judge, Goff believed that the two professions were different, yet complementary. Upon his appointment to the House of Lords, he was appalled to find poor library and research facilities available, and wrote a paper to the House of Lords authorities, arguing for the provision of
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and came across an article written by Maudsley, which he believed to be based heavily on the material they had prepared in their joint lectures. Goff wrote to Maudsley once again, but upon not receiving a reply, concluded that Maudsley "was signing off and didn't feel able to tell me". As a junior
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Goff gave many public lectures around the world, partly motivated by his belief that the common law was a uniquely adaptable system which deserved better understanding in civil law jurisdictions. He led judicial exchanges with Germany, France and Italy, in recognition for which he was awarded the
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QC, then known as 5, King's Bench Walk (but which later amalgamated with 6, King's Bench Walk to form what is today known as 7, King's Bench Walk, or 7KBW). He described his time as a junior barrister as "lean", because at that time, the bulk of cases went to senior barristers, who tended to have
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Aware that he had done a shortened two-year course in law, in which he only studied six subjects in limited depth, Goff did "some pretty hectic and thorough preparation for tutorials". He taught a range of subjects, including Criminal Law and Roman Law. His schedule was hectic, teaching nearly 50
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When Goff left academia for the Bar, he brought with him a strong interest in the welfare of students and young barristers. At the time, Inner Temple (his Inn of Court) provided almost no educational support. Shortly after moving to the Bar, he and a fellow barrister arranged for lectures to be
528:. He had a closer relationship with his mother than his father. Lionel's principal interests were in fishing, hunting, shooting and riding, and he did not share his son's passion for music. Likewise, Robert did not share his father's interests, and gave up shooting after he turned eighteen. 1299:. The government sought to force the publishers to give up all earnings from the sale of the book, arguing that it had harmed the public interest and that the author and publisher should not be allowed to profit from it. Goff joined the majority opinion, ruling in favour of the government. 827:, made the authors pay for a second set of proofs. As a result, Goff and Jones made practically no money from the first edition of the book, and Goff complained that Sweet & Maxwell "appeared to understand nothing about writing pioneering books". The book was finally published in 1966. 756:
In 1952, Goff was appointed to a Common University Fund lectureship in law, to take effect in 1953. In this capacity, he was required to give a series of lectures on any area of interest to him. When exploring texts for inspiration, he chanced upon "quasi-contracts", a concept traceable to
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to chair an appeal to boost its Scholarship Fund. This fund evolved into the Pegasus Trust, which supports the exchange of young lawyers in many common law countries, and which was one of Goff's key contributions as a member of Inner Temple. To fund it, Goff assembled a committee of
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Goff was described as giving off a first impression of remoteness, reticence and formidable formality, as a result of his distinction as a lawyer or having inherited a military bearing from his father. He was also described as warm, kind and passionate about his students.
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in 1951. In October 1951, he began teaching at Lincoln College, and remained there until the end of the 1954–55 academic year. Alongside his teaching, he served on various committees and briefly as dean in 1952–53 when the incumbent was on leave. His students included
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Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, where he remarked that the difference between Germany and England was that in Germany, "the Professor is God, but in England, the Judge is God". In 1990, Goff delivered the first of the annual Lord Goff lectures at the
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dispel the hostility towards them in the House of Lords. Among the Law Commissioners he supported were his former junior barrister Brian Davenport QC, Jack Beatson and Andrew Burrows. Since then, several Law Commissioners have been appointed to the
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Goff was a strong believer in the common law as a legal system. This came with a preference for the common law's characteristic incremental development of the law by judges, and a suspicion of codes and legislation, which carried greater weight in
509:. He also served in the First World War, and was wounded in 1917 and again mentioned in dispatches. He remained hospitalised for his wounds until 1921. In 1923, he married Isabel Higgon, née Denroche-Smith, a widow of Archie Higgon, who had been 772:, he set up a series of seminars in Restitution, also described as "Unjustifiable Enrichment" and "Quasi Contract". The lectures were not on the syllabus and not many students attended. They did attract academic attendees, some of whom, such as 1057:. In his obituary, the former Lord Justice of Appeal Stephen Tomlinson said that "no judge has done more than Robert to ensure that the views of legal academic commentators now regularly inform the decision-making in our higher courts". 822:
The book publication took much longer than either Goff or Jones anticipated. The manuscript was submitted in late 1964. The page proofs, which arrived in 1965, had so many mistakes and required so many alterations that the publishers,
2612:... we can see how dated a codification will become over a period of only one century, and how dead a hand it can lay upon the law unless the courts are permitted, and adopt, a very free hand in its interpretation and development. 3201: 972:. In October 1975, after eight years as a QC, Goff was appointed to the High Court, and received the customary knighthood. He spent seven years at the High Court, two of which he spent as the Judge-in-Charge of the 881:. In 1975, Goff was appointed to the High Court. Goff and Jones jointly wrote two further editions of the textbook, which were published in 1978 and 1986, respectively. In the latter year, Goff was appointed to the 904:
Goff left academia to join the Commercial Bar in 1955, at a time when the prevailing belief was that there was a sharp difference between the academic lawyer and the practicing lawyer. He joined the chambers of
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as "one of the most distinguished of his luminous contributions to this branch of the law" and by Lord Browne-Wilkinson, who dissented, as containing "yet another major contribution to the law of restitution".
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Towards the later part of his life, he developed an interest in sharing perspectives with foreign lawyers and judges. For building bridges between judges in the United Kingdom and Germany, Goff was awarded the
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there, and three weeks after receiving his examination results was offered a fellowship at Oxford. He accepted this on condition that he could be called to the Bar first. He was called to the Bar at the
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1 QB 407, at p. 417. ("It has long been recognised that (as is pointed out in the recently published and admirable Law of Restitution, by Goff and Jones, p. 427) ..."). (per Edmund-Davies J)
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In 1948, Goff took up his place at Oxford for a two-year "shortened" Final Honour Schools course for ex-servicemen. Having been given a choice between reading Jurisprudence,
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and Goff succeeded him. He retired in 1998, but continued to sit on cases occasionally until his 75th birthday. He was succeeded as Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary by
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said that "no judge has done more than Robert to ensure that the views of legal academic commentators now regularly inform the decision-making in our higher courts".
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was taken over by his former junior Lord Hobhouse. Over those 12 years, he participated in over 300 cases at the House of Lords and 160 cases at the Privy Council.
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in 1986, Goff used elevated language, describing jurists as “pilgrims with on the endless road to unattainable perfection”. In 1987, Goff wrote an article titled
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As one of the few early academics-turned-judges, Goff long advocated a complementary view of the role of the legal academic and judge. In this respect, the former
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Chronology of the Libyan Oil Negotiations, 1970–1971 (Report). Foreign Affairs Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. 25 January 1974.
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barrister with a growing practice, Goff realised that if his book was to be completed, he would need a collaborator. A. W. B. Simpson introduced him to
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students in a single year, some of whom required multiple tutorials a week. To share the workload, the College permitted him to recruit a weekender.
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in which the remedy takes the form of 'subrogation', but this expression embraces more than a single concept in English law", per Lord Diplock).
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The Heraldic Calendar: A List of the Nobility and Gentry Whose Arms are Registered, and Pedigrees Recorded in the Herald's Office in Ireland
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Goff submitted the textbook to the University of Oxford for the consideration of a higher degree, and he was awarded a
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On occasion, he would combine setting up communications posts with visits with his men to see Italian art, including
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Goff first met his wife Sarah Cousins in autumn 1952, at a birthday party in Hampshire. She had just graduated from
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Upon its release, the book was quickly recognised as a significant work, and was largely favourably reviewed.
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On the basis of these lectures, Goff and Maudsley jointly began work on the book that would later become
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In 1987, when the Inner Temple was going through a time of economic difficulty, Goff was asked by the
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Baron Goff of Chieveley, Robert Goff (2002). "Address to Law Students at the University of Oxford".
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in 1987, and would go on to hold Honorary Fellowships at three Oxford colleges: New, Lincoln, and
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Over the course of his judicial career, he presided over a number of other key cases, including:
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In 2004, Goff's health began to decline. In 2006, he and his wife moved from Chieveley House to
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or History, he chose Jurisprudence, with the aim of practising as a barrister after graduating.
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after graduation, these plans changed shortly after his examination results were released.
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Anthony Bland was a 17-year-old Liverpool supporter who had travelled with two friends to
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As Law Lord, he furthered the cause of restitution that he had developed academically. In
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in Italy until going to Oxford in October 1948. He earned a first-class degree in
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to live near their daughter Juliet, where he remained until his death in 2016.
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reflected positively on it, calling it "a creative work" and comparing it to
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A Spanish court requested the extradition of the former president of Chile,
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as "the greatest judge of modern times". Goff was the original co-author of
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This case caught national attention as part of the litigation flowing from
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Since 2018, 7KBW has commemorated Goff's contributions through the annual
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Goff & Jones on the Law of Unjust Enrichment, now in its ninth edition
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himself, setting a precedent in law reporting. He also reworked parts of
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Restitution: Past, Present, and Future: Essays in Honour of Gareth Jones
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would later describe him as "the greatest judge of modern times".
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delivered to Bar students at Inner Temple. Lecturers included
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occurred, causing Bland serious injury and leaving him in a
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Goff was an accomplished pianist; he began his days with a
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Barclays Bank Ltd v W J Simms, Son and Cooke (Southern) Ltd
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Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale v Lee Kui Jak
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Robert Lionel Archibald Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley
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Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC
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Thereafter, he attended 395:unjust enrichment as a branch of English law 126:6 February 1986 – 30 September 1998 1123:BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2) 838:treatise on torts and the seminal textbook 476: 443:in 1951, and appointed fellow and tutor at 84:1 October 1996 – 30 September 1998 2962:City University of Hong Kong School of Law 2775:"1988: Government loses Spycatcher battle" 1558:, having read History, and was starting a 1537:Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 1450:From left to right: Dr Christine Challis, 1392:Fostering links with foreign jurisdictions 1146:Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 1087:, who has disagreed with the reasoning in 520:Robert was brought up at the Goff home in 58: 3142:Military personnel from Perth and Kinross 3037: 2130: 1725: 595:was 354970. He trained for battle in the 567:In December 1944, towards the end of the 2720: 2634:The Principles of the Law of Restitution 2345:"Obituary: Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough" 2285: 2061: 1975: 1520:High Steward of the University of Oxford 1445: 1130:Libya's nationalisation of its oilfields 915:Goff and Jones on the Law of Restitution 817:Downing Professor of the Laws of England 790:Goff and Jones on the Law of Restitution 778: 752:Goff and Jones on the Law of Restitution 413:Judicial Committee of the House of Lords 2920: 2887: 2847:. International Crimes Database project 2416: 1922: 1662: 635: 513:in 1915. Isobel's family home was near 27:English barrister and judge (1926–2016) 14: 3227:British Army personnel of World War II 3124: 2916: 2914: 2674: 2672: 2624: 2622: 2620: 2590:Baron Goff of Chieveley, Robert Goff. 2509: 1117:Leading cases of national significance 407:, the leading English law textbook on 2926:Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography 2678: 2628: 2585: 2583: 2412: 2410: 2375: 2373: 2342: 2306:Telegraph Obituaries (27 July 2018). 2090: 2088: 1918: 1916: 1914: 1912: 1910: 1908: 1906: 1904: 1902: 1900: 1898: 1896: 1894: 1892: 1890: 1888: 1886: 1884: 1882: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1874: 1872: 1870: 1868: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1860: 1858: 1856: 1854: 1852: 1850: 1848: 1846: 1844: 1842: 1840: 1838: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1824: 1822: 1820: 1818: 1816: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1808: 1806: 1804: 1802: 1800: 1798: 1796: 1794: 1792: 1790: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1776: 1774: 1772: 1770: 1721: 1719: 1717: 1715: 1713: 1711: 1709: 1707: 1705: 1324:Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd 1035:Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd 3063: 3038:Churchill, Penny (22 October 2018). 2379: 2006: 2004: 2002: 2000: 1998: 1996: 1994: 1992: 1768: 1766: 1764: 1762: 1760: 1758: 1756: 1754: 1752: 1750: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1697: 1695: 1693: 1691: 1689: 1687: 1685: 1658: 1656: 1515:Goff's other appointments included: 899: 732:, where it is suggested that he met 551:, an organist who had played at the 2911: 2721:Goldberg, Victor P. (1 June 2011). 2681:"Frustration and Unjust Enrichment" 2669: 2617: 1732:The Inner Temple Yearbook 2017–2018 1502:In establishing it, Goff said that: 1265:Augusto Pinochet's arrest and trial 562: 24: 3222:Senior lords of appeal in Ordinary 3167:Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford 2993:from the original on 18 March 2020 2950: 2580: 2568:from the original on 18 March 2020 2450: 2407: 2389:Proceedings of the British Academy 2370: 2085: 1530:Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 1352:Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Ltd 1136:had purchased a half-share of the 959: 709:, who would become a judge of the 671: 426:, England. He obtained a place at 25: 3248: 2513:(1993). "Savigny in the Strand". 2438:from the original on 30 June 2019 2295:. 11 February 1986. p. 1981. 1989: 1747: 1682: 1653: 1397:Grand Cross (First Class) of the 1380:Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Lincoln CC 1303:Leading cases of legal importance 1098:Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Lincoln CC 1018:Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 913:Goff believed the publication of 724:, who was then a Prize Fellow at 698:Vinerian Professor of English Law 409:restitution and unjust enrichment 387:Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 72:Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 2894:Parliamentary Democracy in India 2429:Judiciary of England & Wales 2343:Lloyd, Anthony (27 March 2004). 1549: 491:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 290: 149:The Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough 3207:People educated at Eton College 3057: 3031: 3005: 2975: 2881: 2859: 2837: 2815: 2793: 2767: 2745: 2714: 2658: 2592:"Judge, Jurist and Legislature" 2540: 2503: 2481:"Judge, Jurist and Legislature" 2472: 2336: 2299: 2279: 2254: 2232: 2210: 2204:Orakpo v Manson Investments Ltd 2197: 2185: 2151: 2139:. London: Sweet & Maxwell. 1510: 984:, becoming judicially known as 237: 3177:Fellows of the British Academy 3172:Fellows of New College, Oxford 2124: 2055: 2015: 1969: 1048:President of the Supreme Court 493:, and was commissioned in the 422:, Scotland, and was raised in 393:. Best known for establishing 391:President of the Supreme Court 13: 1: 3147:Alumni of New College, Oxford 2727:Washington and Lee Law Review 2679:Baker, John (November 1979). 2159:The Lord Denning, Tom Denning 1646: 1387:Public service and engagement 1161:to accommodate the judgment. 1040:Judge, Jurist and Legislature 890:Fellow of the British Academy 728:. He gave joint classes with 1485:Cambridge Commonwealth Trust 1412:City University of Hong Kong 1338:Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd 1080:Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd 964:In 1974, Goff was appointed 800:In 1959, Goff was reading a 553:coronation of King George VI 389:, the equivalent of today's 168:Robert Lionel Archibald Goff 7: 3237:Members of the Inner Temple 3217:20th-century King's Counsel 3162:20th-century English judges 2707:– via Cambridge Core. 2102:. Oxford: Hart Publishing. 1585:countryside and gardening. 1418:Work with the Inns of Court 1201:persistent vegetative state 1053:and Lord Justice of Appeal 720:This role was fulfilled by 397:, he has been described by 10: 3253: 2928:. : Hay House Publishing. 2897:. New Delhi: Ocean Books. 2382:"The Search for Principle" 2161:(1967). "Goff and Jones's 1543:Council of Legal Education 1262: 1195:on 15 April 1989. A fatal 1172: 1167:Airedale NHS Trust v Bland 994:Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 879:City, University of London 813:Trinity College, Cambridge 749: 114:Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 41:The Lord Goff of Chieveley 3112:The Lord Browne-Wilkinson 3108: 3099: 3091: 3086: 2697:10.1017/S0008197300094113 2380:Goff, Sir Robert (1983). 1624:A squirrel sejant proper. 1556:St Anne's College, Oxford 1373:Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd 1237:Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd 1229:Official Secrets Act 1911 1010:Royal County of Berkshire 988:(not to be confused with 976:. In 1982, he was made a 666: 359: 349: 339: 329: 321: 311: 303: 298: 282: 265: 255: 247: 224: 214: 194: 163: 158: 154: 142: 130: 119: 112: 107:The Lord Browne-Wilkinson 100: 88: 77: 70: 66: 57: 34: 3157:Chancery Division judges 3095:The Lord Keith of Kinkel 3068:. University of Oxford. 1473:Lord Mackay of Clashfern 1285:This case concerned the 1279:Attorney General v Blake 1249:tort of private nuisance 1014:The Lord Keith of Kinkel 986:Lord Justice Robert Goff 768:, then the law tutor at 481:Robert Goff was born in 477:Early life and education 95:The Lord Keith of Kinkel 2710:(subscription required) 2536:(subscription required) 2332:(subscription required) 2096:William Rodolph Cornish 2033:. Sweet & Maxwell. 1599: 1002:Baron Goff of Chieveley 840:Anson's Law of Contract 836:Sir Frederick Pollock's 690:Lincoln College, Oxford 507:mentioned in dispatches 445:Lincoln College, Oxford 3152:English King's Counsel 3064:Skey, William (1846). 2163:The Law of Restitution 2137:The Law of Restitution 1615: 1508: 1459: 1148:. The legal historian 978:Lord Justice of Appeal 846:, then a judge of the 784: 460:Lord Justice of Appeal 18:Lord Goff of Chieveley 3232:Scots Guards officers 3212:People from Chieveley 2685:Cambridge Law Journal 1614: 1504: 1449: 1221:attempted to publish 1175:Hillsborough disaster 1022:Lord Browne-Wilkinson 1012:. On 1 October 1996, 848:High Court of Justice 782: 626:Piero della Francesca 575:for service with the 501:, was wounded in the 463:Sir Stephen Tomlinson 322:Years of service 2420:(12 November 2012). 2167:Law Quarterly Review 2067:Law Quarterly Review 1217:In 1985, former spy 1181:Hillsborough Stadium 803:Law Quarterly Review 793:(today published as 738:Sir Walter Oakeshott 647:At New College, his 636:University education 630:Polyptych of Perugia 453:University of Oxford 37:The Right Honourable 2889:Singhvi, Laxmi Mall 2596:Denning Law Journal 2485:Denning Law Journal 2312:The Daily Telegraph 1926:(23 October 2019). 1606: 1491:, then Chairman of 1257:Re Pinochet (No. 3) 1187:semi-final between 1063:civil legal systems 924:The Mihalis Angelos 859:Doctor of Civil Law 825:Sweet & Maxwell 557:New College, Oxford 455:from 1991 to 2001. 428:New College, Oxford 272:New College, Oxford 3019:on 6 February 2005 2292:The London Gazette 2192:Chesworth v Farrar 1982:The London Gazette 1727:Tomlinson, Stephen 1616: 1604: 1460: 1403:Laxmi Mall Singhvi 1142:Nelson Bunker Hunt 1132:. Two years after 980:and sworn in as a 785: 696:'s appointment as 661:Junior Common Room 601:surrender of Japan 503:siege of Ladysmith 385:and judge who was 3118: 3117: 3109:Succeeded by 2935:978-93-81398-00-5 2904:978-81-8430-126-7 2781:. 13 October 1988 2643:978-0-19-872638-8 2418:Beatson, Sir Jack 2040:978-0-414-05523-0 2027:Mitchell, Charles 1942:978-0-19-726669-4 1924:Beatson, Sir Jack 1644: 1643: 1564:Maurice Platnauer 1528:President of the 1487:. He entertained 1317:Collins v Wilcock 1245:One Canada Square 1193:Nottingham Forest 1134:British Petroleum 1101:was described by 990:Sir Reginald Goff 900:Career at the Bar 888:He was elected a 811:, then fellow at 770:Brasenose College 726:All Souls College 585:second lieutenant 363: 362: 334:Second Lieutenant 16:(Redirected from 3244: 3182:Knights Bachelor 3092:Preceded by 3084: 3083: 3078: 3077: 3061: 3055: 3054: 3052: 3050: 3035: 3029: 3028: 3026: 3024: 3015:. 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Simpson 653:Jack Butterworth 569:Second World War 563:Military service 541:St Aubyns School 531:Goff attended a 511:killed in action 404:Goff & Jones 380: 375: 299:Military service 294: 241: 239: 201: 178:12 November 1926 177: 175: 159:Personal details 145: 137:The Lord Roskill 133: 124: 103: 91: 82: 62: 52: 32: 31: 21: 3252: 3251: 3247: 3246: 3245: 3243: 3242: 3241: 3122: 3121: 3114: 3105: 3102:Senior Law Lord 3097: 3082: 3081: 3062: 3058: 3048: 3046: 3036: 3032: 3022: 3020: 3011: 3010: 3006: 2996: 2994: 2983:"Pegasus Trust" 2981: 2980: 2976: 2966: 2964: 2958:"Goff Lectures" 2956: 2955: 2951: 2936: 2919: 2912: 2905: 2886: 2882: 2872: 2870: 2865: 2864: 2860: 2850: 2848: 2843: 2842: 2838: 2828: 2826: 2821: 2820: 2816: 2806: 2804: 2799: 2798: 2794: 2784: 2782: 2773: 2772: 2768: 2758: 2756: 2751: 2750: 2746: 2736: 2734: 2719: 2715: 2709: 2677: 2670: 2664: 2663: 2659: 2644: 2627: 2618: 2588: 2581: 2571: 2569: 2565: 2554: 2550:(9 July 2012). 2545: 2541: 2535: 2517:. 28/30: 1–20. 2508: 2504: 2477: 2473: 2463: 2461: 2456: 2455: 2451: 2441: 2439: 2435: 2424: 2415: 2408: 2384: 2378: 2371: 2361: 2359: 2341: 2337: 2331: 2324: 2322: 2304: 2300: 2284: 2280: 2270: 2268: 2260: 2259: 2255: 2245: 2243: 2238: 2237: 2233: 2223: 2221: 2216: 2215: 2211: 2202: 2198: 2190: 2186: 2156: 2152: 2133:Jones, Gareth H 2129: 2125: 2110: 2093: 2086: 2060: 2056: 2041: 2023:Jones, Gareth H 2020: 2016: 2009: 1990: 1974: 1970: 1958: 1957: 1948: 1947: 1943: 1932: 1921: 1748: 1724: 1683: 1664:Burrows, Andrew 1661: 1654: 1649: 1637:Fier Sans Tache 1602: 1572:Chieveley House 1552: 1513: 1493:British Airways 1481:James Callaghan 1477:Lord Chancellor 1441:Marjorie Reeves 1429:C. 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(1998). 2084: 2054: 2039: 2014: 1988: 1968: 1959:|journal= 1941: 1746: 1681: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1642: 1641: 1640: 1639: 1634: 1631: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1617: 1601: 1598: 1574:in Berkshire. 1551: 1548: 1547: 1546: 1539: 1535:Patron of the 1533: 1526: 1523: 1512: 1509: 1458:(Pro Director) 1437:Robert Heuston 1419: 1416: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1383: 1376: 1369: 1362: 1355: 1348: 1341: 1334: 1327: 1320: 1313: 1304: 1301: 1283: 1282: 1263:Main article: 1261: 1260: 1241: 1240: 1215: 1214: 1173:Main article: 1171: 1170: 1138:Sarir oilfield 1126: 1125: 1118: 1115: 1108:Andrew Burrows 1067:Law Commission 961: 958: 907:Ashton Roskill 901: 898: 883:House of Lords 764:Together with 750:Main article: 747: 742: 707:Swinton Thomas 694:Harold Hanbury 673: 670: 668: 665: 657:Wilfrid Bourne 637: 634: 608:Windsor Castle 593:service number 564: 561: 522:Monk Sherborne 478: 475: 399:Andrew Burrows 361: 360: 357: 356: 351: 347: 346: 341: 337: 336: 331: 327: 326: 323: 319: 318: 313: 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Index

Lord Goff of Chieveley
The Right Honourable
PC
FBA

Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
The Lord Keith of Kinkel
The Lord Browne-Wilkinson
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
The Lord Roskill
The Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough
Kinloch
Perthshire
Scotland
Cambridge
England
British
Chieveley House
Alma mater
New College, Oxford
BA
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (First Class)

British Army
Second Lieutenant
Scots Guards
World War II
PC
FBA
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